Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw

Marszałkowska (lit. Marshal Street) is one of the main thoroughfares of Warsaw's city center. It links Bank Square in its north sector with Plac Unii Lubelskiej (Union of Lublin Square) in the south.

Marszałkowska Street
Length3.6 km (2.2 mi)
LocationWarsaw
South endUnion of Lublin Square
North endBank Square
Construction
Inauguration=1757
Evening view at the intersection with Jerusalem Avenue.

History

Contrary to a common urban legend that attributes the name to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-century Grand Marshal of the Crown Franciszek Bieliński.[1][2]

Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757.[2] It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street.[3]

The street was almost entirely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.[3] Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II coincided with emergence of socialist realism, which greatly influenced the surrounding urban architecture.

Historical images

Features (before the war)

References

  1. "Warsaw History". uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. "Ul. Marszałkowska" (PDF). Ilustrowany Atlas Dawnej Warszawy (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  3. Dobrosław Kobielski (1984). Widoki dawnej Warszawy (Views of Old Warsaw) (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. ISBN 83-03-00702-5.

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