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Aviator Monument (Warsaw)

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182: 66: 205:. The cast of the aviator's statue was made in the Warsaw Metallurgical Works of L. Krance and T. Łempicki. The construction of the monument was financed from public contributions and proceeds from aviation events. The monument was one of the first monuments in 275: 259: 201:. It was unveiled on 11 November 1932 at Union of Lublin Square. The monument faced the exit of Jana Chrystiana Szucha Avenue. The author of the granite pedestal and the surroundings of the monument was 298: 194: 190: 262:) in Kwatery Grotów Street. A fragment of the plinth was also used for the RAF Pilots Memorial in Wola and the Grenadier Monument in Grenadierow Street in Grochow. 202: 233: 271: 289:. On that day, a ceremonial promotion of flight school officers took place at the monument, followed by an air parade and military parade. 274:
using Wittig's original designs following its destruction in World War II. The 6 meter bronze cast statue, weighing 5 tonnes, was made by
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The unveiling of the reconstructed monument took place on 9 September 1967 at the exit of an avenue outside
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The remains of the original plinth of the Aviator Monument were abandoned on 13 September 1944 Park (now
181: 228:, two stone blocks from the pedestal, including one with the traces of the Kotwica, were moved to the 303: 248: 487: 482: 165: 323: 492: 286: 240: 153: 120: 8: 431: 157: 124: 390: 365: 278:. On the front face of the 9 meter tall Silesian granite pedestal is a carving of a 193:, who posed for the sculpture. A model of the monument was presented in 1929 at the 65: 244: 137: 164:. It is a reconstruction of the original monument that was unveiled in 1932 in 471: 149: 94: 36: 23: 247:. Fragments of the sculpture were found after the war on the grounds of the 225: 221: 189:
The sculpture was designed by Edward Wittig in 1932 and was based on
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and destroyed in 1944. The current monument was constructed in 1967.
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Brązownictwo warszawskie w XIX i XX wieku. Od Norblin do Łopieńskich
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November 11, 1932 (original), September 9, 1967 (reconstruction)
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Monument in Memory of the Fallen Polish Pilots in World War II
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In 1944 the monument was destroyed by the Germans during the
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Rudy, Alek, Zośka. Gawęda o bohaterach "Kamieni na szaniec"
252: 364:(in Polish). Warsaw: Wydawnictwo DiG. p. 143. 469: 461:, Wydawnictwo PTTK „Kraj”, Warszawa 1990, s. 49. 412:, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1994, s. 664 350:, Wydawnictwo PTTK „Kraj”, Warszawa 1990, s. 47. 282:. The aviator is facing Żwirki i Wigury Street. 176: 360:Dubrowska, Małgorzata; Sołtan, Andrzej (1999). 359: 448:, Wydawnictwo Neriton, Warszawa 2003, s. 88. 270:The destroyed monument was reconstructed by 64: 421: 384: 324:"Aviator Monument | Sightseeing | Warsaw" 224:appeared on the statue's pedestal. After 265: 180: 276:Gliwickie Zakłady Urządzeń Technicznych 470: 422:Kasjaniuk, Sławomir (7 August 2008). 260:Colonel Jan Szypowski "Leśnik" Park 13: 14: 509: 478:Monuments and memorials in Warsaw 451: 438: 415: 403: 378: 353: 340: 316: 232:in Warsaw, and in 1981 to the 1: 309: 280:Polish Air Force checkerboard 177:Original monument (1932–1944) 498:Outdoor sculptures in Warsaw 7: 446:Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa 424:"Pomnik Lotnika - Warszawa" 385:Wachowicz, Barbara (2007). 292: 10: 514: 444:Irena Grzesiuk-Olszewska: 171: 16:Monument in Warsaw, Poland 304:Polish Air Force Memorial 249:Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein 195:Polish General Exhibition 160:, two aviation heroes of 116: 108: 100: 90: 76: 72: 63: 56: 209:dedicated to aviation. 191:Leonard Zbigniew Lepszy 37:52.21611°N 20.9883306°E 243:in retaliation to the 186: 185:Original 1932 monument 166:Union of Lublin Square 434:on 21 September 2013. 410:Encyklopedia Warszawy 287:Warsaw Chopin Airport 266:Reconstruction (1967) 241:destruction of Warsaw 184: 328:www.inyourpocket.com 230:Stefan Batory Liceum 109:Completion date 42:52.21611; 20.9883306 459:Warszawskie pomniki 348:Warszawskie pomniki 144:) is a monument in 53: 33: /  457:Wiesław Głębocki: 346:Wiesław Głębocki: 187: 51: 428:lotniczapolska.pl 396:978-83-7399-219-1 216:graffiti made by 203:Antoni Jawornicki 154:Franciszek Żwirko 130: 129: 121:Franciszek Żwirko 117:Dedicated to 505: 462: 455: 449: 442: 436: 435: 430:. Archived from 419: 413: 407: 401: 400: 382: 376: 375: 357: 351: 344: 338: 337: 335: 334: 320: 158:Stanisław Wigura 134:Aviator Monument 125:Stanisław Wigura 68: 54: 52:Aviator Monument 50: 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 513: 512: 508: 507: 506: 504: 503: 502: 488:1932 sculptures 483:1967 sculptures 468: 467: 466: 465: 456: 452: 443: 439: 420: 416: 408: 404: 397: 383: 379: 372: 358: 354: 345: 341: 332: 330: 322: 321: 317: 312: 295: 268: 245:Warsaw Uprising 179: 174: 59: 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 511: 501: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 464: 463: 450: 437: 414: 402: 395: 377: 370: 352: 339: 314: 313: 311: 308: 307: 306: 301: 294: 291: 267: 264: 234:Museum of Wola 178: 175: 173: 170: 142:Pomnik Lotnika 128: 127: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 92: 88: 87: 78: 74: 73: 70: 69: 61: 60: 58:Pomnik Lotnika 57: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 510: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 475: 473: 460: 454: 447: 441: 433: 429: 425: 418: 411: 406: 398: 392: 388: 381: 373: 371:83-7181-084-9 367: 363: 356: 349: 343: 329: 325: 319: 315: 305: 302: 300: 297: 296: 290: 288: 283: 281: 277: 273: 272:Alfred Jesion 263: 261: 256: 254: 250: 246: 242: 237: 235: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 210: 208: 204: 200: 196: 192: 183: 169: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 150:Edward Wittig 147: 143: 139: 135: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 96: 95:Edward Wittig 93: 89: 86: 82: 79: 75: 71: 67: 62: 55: 49: 46: 28:20°59′17.99″E 493:Aviation art 458: 453: 445: 440: 432:the original 427: 417: 409: 405: 386: 380: 361: 355: 347: 342: 331:. Retrieved 327: 318: 284: 269: 257: 238: 226:World War II 211: 188: 152:in honor of 148:designed by 141: 133: 131: 18: 251:factory in 40: / 472:Categories 333:2017-08-15 310:References 222:Jan Bytnar 25:52°12′58″N 212:In 1942, 293:See also 91:Designer 77:Location 218:Jan Gut 214:Kotwica 172:History 393:  368:  207:Europe 199:Poznań 162:Poland 146:Warsaw 138:Polish 101:Height 85:Poland 81:Warsaw 391:ISBN 366:ISBN 253:Wola 220:and 156:and 132:The 123:and 197:in 104:15m 474:: 426:. 326:. 255:. 236:. 140:: 83:, 399:. 374:. 336:. 136:(

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52°12′58″N 20°59′17.99″E / 52.21611°N 20.9883306°E / 52.21611; 20.9883306

Warsaw
Poland
Edward Wittig
Franciszek Żwirko
Stanisław Wigura
Polish
Warsaw
Edward Wittig
Franciszek Żwirko
Stanisław Wigura
Poland
Union of Lublin Square

Leonard Zbigniew Lepszy
Polish General Exhibition
Poznań
Antoni Jawornicki
Europe
Kotwica
Jan Gut
Jan Bytnar
World War II
Stefan Batory Liceum
Museum of Wola
destruction of Warsaw
Warsaw Uprising
Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein
Wola

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