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Mier Barracks
The Mier Barracks, also known as the Crown Horse Guard Barracks, and the Wielopole Barracks, is a historic complex of military barracks in Warsaw, Poland, located at 3 Chłodna Street, in the neighbourhood of Mirów within the district of Wola. Built in 1732, it originally consisted of six two-storey-tall buildings, placed in two rows on both sides of the street, with two buildings remaining to the present day. Upon opening, it housed the Crown Horse Guard Regiment, and was later used by the Army of Congress Poland until 1851, when it became a fire station of the Warsaw Fire Guard. Currently, it houses the Rescue and Firefighting Unit no. 4 of the State Fire Service. History The barracks were constructed in the town of Wielopole (now part of Warsaw) between 1730 and 1732, as part of the architecture of the Saxon Axis. They were designed by Joachim Daniel von Jauch.Jarosław Zieliński: ''Atlas dawnej architektury ulic i placów Warszawy. Tom 2 Canaletta–Długosza''. Warsaw: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrack
Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel and quasi-military personnel such as police. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word 'soldier's tent', but today barracks are usually permanent buildings. The word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes, and the plural form often refers to a single structure and may be singular in construction. The main objective of barracks is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline, training, and ''esprit de corps''. They have been called "discipline factories for soldiers". Like industrial factories, some are considered to be shoddy or dull buildings, although others are known for their magnificent architecture such as Collins Barracks in Dublin and others in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, or London. From the rough barracks of 19th-century conscript armies, filled with hazing and illness and barely differentiated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
