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Hilary Majewski
Hilary Majewski, (Polish pronunciation: , born 15 January 1838, Radom – died 21 July 1892, Łódź) was a Polish people, Polish architect, a representative of the 19th-century historicism (architecture), historicism. Between 1872–1892, he served as the city architect of Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Central Poland, and is regarded as one of the most prominent architects in the city's history. Life and career He was born on 15 January 1838 in Radom to father Wincenty and mother Teofilia ''née'' Piątkowska. In the years 1859–1861 he studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg and received his diploma in 1864. After completing his studies, he was granted a scholarship which allowed him to travel across Europe to countries like Italy, France, England and Bavaria where he acquired his aesthetic taste in architecture which he later used in his professional career as an architect. He served as the chief architect in the Radom District and then established his own a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radom
Radom is a city in east-central Poland, located approximately south of the capital, Warsaw. It is situated on the Mleczna River in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the seat of a separate Radom Voivodeship (1975–1998). Radom is the fourteenth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest in its province with a population of 206,946 as of 2021. For centuries, Radom was part of the Sandomierz Province of the Kingdom of Poland and the later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Despite being part of the Masovian Voivodeship, the city historically belongs to Lesser Poland. It was a significant center of administration, having served as seat of the Crown Council which ratified the Pact of Vilnius and Radom between Lithuania and Poland in 1401. The Nihil novi and Łaski's Statute were adopted by the Sejm at Radom's Royal Castle in 1505. In 1976, it was a center of the June 1976 protests. The city is home to the biennial Radom Air Show, the largest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
