Miodowa (lit. ''
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Street'') is a
street
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in
Warsaw's Old Town. More precisely, it links the
Krakowskie (Cracow Suburb) Street in with
Krasiński Square. It is also the name of a street in the
Kazimierz district in
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
.
History
In the 16th century Miodowa Street was renowned for its
gingerbread shops; hence its name.
During the 18th century the Italian painter
Bernardo Bellotto, better known as il Canaletto, the court painter for
Poland
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's last king
Stanisław August Poniatowski
Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski (), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuani ...
, painted with meticulous details the streets and architecture of 18th century Warsaw.
Canaletto painted a view of the street with all the hustle and bustle of its traffic.
The buildings are, on the right, the palace of Crown Marshal
Jan Klemens Branicki (built in 1740) and, on the left, the
palace of the Bishops of Kraków (built in 1622, rebuilt between 1760 and 1762 by
Jakub Fontana) and
the mansion of the Warsaw banker, Piotr Tepper (built in 1774 according to design by
Efraim Szreger, destroyed during the
Warsaw Uprising
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and not rebuilt after the war).
Further back can be seen the roof of the 17th-century church of the Capuchins, founded by King
John III Sobieski
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Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...
(built between 1683 and 1694 by
Tylman van Gameren), which bas a chapel containing the urn with his heart. Behind the chapel partially in front of the
Krasiński Palace in the far distance can be seen on the left side the
Lelewel Palace, another work of Efraim Szreger.
References
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Gallery
Historical images
Image:Bellotto Miodowa Street in Warsaw.jpg, '' Miodowa Street by Bellotto, 1770''
File:KrakowskiePrzedmieście1794.JPG, Fighting at Miodowa Street on Krakowskie Przedmieście, sketch by Jan Piotr Norblin, 1794
Image:Miodowa 03.jpg, ''The Street by Zygmunt Vogel, 1795''
File:Warsaw Uprising by Chrzanowski - Ruins - 14640.jpg, Warsaw uprising-Ruins of townhouses on the region of Miodowa and Senatorska Streets viewed from Podwale Street in the direction of Theatre Square.
Features (visible at the Canaletto painting)
Image:Warsaw Pałac biskupów krakowskich.JPG, '' Kraków Bishops Palace''
Image:2 Palac Branickich 02.jpg, '' Branicki Palace''
Image:Warszawa, ul. Miodowa 13 - kościół Przemienienia Pańskiego (02).jpg, ''Capuchins Church''
External links
Miodowa in 19th century(see ''Plac Krasińskich'')
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