Eliza Orzeszkowa Monument (Praga-Północ)

Eliza Orzeszkowa Monument

The monument in 2012.
52°15′13.5″N 21°01′33.5″E
Location	Praga Park, Praga-Północ, Warsaw, Poland
Designer	Henryk Kuna
Type	Bust
Material	Bronze (bust) Granite (pedestal)
Height	2.5 m
Completion date	1908
Opening date	30 October 1938
Dedicated to	Eliza Orzeszkowa

The Eliza Orzeszkowa Monument (Polish: Pomnik Elizy Orzeszkowej) is a sandstone sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, located in Na Książecem Park, next to Książeca Street, within the South Downtown neighbourhood. It depicts bust of Eliza Orzeszkowa, a 19-century writer and novelist. The sculpture was designed by Romuald Zerych, and unveiled in January 1958.

History

The sculpture was made in 1908 by Henryk Kuna, during his visit to Eliza Orzeszkowa in Grodno. On 30 October 1938, it was unveiled in Praga Park in Warsaw, as a monument dedicated to her. The ceremony was attended by the city mayor, Stefan Starzyński, as well as numerous members of cultural and feminist circles. It was renovated on 2003, and re-unveiled on its 65th anniversary.

Characteristics

The monument consists of a bronze bust of Eliza Orzeszkowa, placed on a granite pedestal, and has the total height of 2.5 m. It is placed in the Paraga Park, near Kazimierz Lisiecki "Dziadek" Avenue. The pedestal features the following Polish inscription:

Eliza Orzeszkowa
6.6.1841 – 18.5.1910
Społeczność ludzka trwa
tylko przez sprawiedliwośćWierzę, że nienawiści
umilkną
[Eliza Orzeszkowa
6 June 1841 – 18 May 1910
Human society endures only through justice
I believe that hatred will fall silent]

Gallery

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  Bust of Eliza Orzeszkowa.