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Antonio Corazzi
167 [162] Warsaw, 1 Dzierżyńskiego Square, edifice of the
Polish Bank and Stock Exchange, front elevation, 1825—
1828
The edifice of the Polish Bank and Stock Exchange closed
from the south the monumental west frontage of the old
Bankowy Sąuare which, once wider at the junctions with
Senatorska and Elektoralna Streets (the edifice of the Bank
used to stand on this corner), became narrower to the
north. The external architecture of the Bank was reduced
to the simple arcading over two storeys, which ran round
the circular transaction room situated in the rounded
corner on Elektoralna Street. This room rosę over the
arcading with its simple, dome-covered drum. The perfec-
tion in architectural design lay in the use of extremely
economical means, making the function of the building
completely elear. In 1828-1830 the edifice was expanded,
to J.J. Gay’s design, on the side of Elektoralna Street.
Antonio Corazzi
168 [165] Warsaw, Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet,
view from the sąuare, 1826-1833
The Theatre was built in the place of Marywil, a big city
residential and commercial centre from the end of the 17th
century. The so-called Fair House, designed by Ch.P.
Aigner, had been added to Marywil in 1819. In 1826
Marywil was pulled down and the Fair House was
integrated by Corazzi within the Grand Theatre to his
design, which was under construction in 1826-1833. A.
Schuch and L. Kozubowski collaborated with Corazzi in
this work, the sculpted decoration of the tympanum was
carried out by T. Acciardi and the remaining decoration by
K. Hegel, L. Kaufmann and P. Maliński. In 1893, a por-
tico was added on the side of the drive. The Theatre was
badly damaged in 1939 and burnt out in 1944. The
present-day edifice (with only the faęade remaining from
the old Theatre) was built in 1951-1965 to Bohdan Pniews-
ki’s design.
The monumental composition of the edifice of the Grand
Theatre is the best work of neoclassical architecture in
Poland, its scalę and the size of design put it in the ranks of
the most outstanding European designs of the early 19th
century. Before beginning to work on its construction,
Corazzi had devoted some years to studying abroad.
Bibliography: P. Biegański, Teatr Wielki w Warszawie (The Grand
Theatre in Warsaw-in Polish), Warsaw 1961
Józef Lessel (1802-1844)
169 [159] Warsaw, 40 Nowy Świat Street, house, detail of
the front elevation, 1827
This was built for the architect himself, destroyed in World
War II and reconstructed in 1949 under the supervision of
Teodor Bursze.
Among the 419 houses built in Warsaw in 1817-1829, most
had two or three storeys, most freąuently with five or seven
axes, and modest elevations. The appearance was to a large
extent determined by contemporary construction regula-
tions. Several burgher’s houses of this type have survived
until the present day; the house at 40 Nowy Świat Street is
the most typical of them. It was discretely decorated with
pairs of pilasters and panels with griffin motifs.
Henryk Marconi (1792-1863)
170 [166] Warsaw, 15 Miodowa Street, Pac’s pałace, front
elevation, 1824-1828
The pałace, which was built in 1681-1697 to a design by
Tylman of Gameren, was fully rebuilt by Marconi in
1824-1828 for Ludwik Pac. Partly destroyed in 1944, it
was rebuilt in 1948-1951, under the supervision of Henryk
Bialobrzeski and Czesław Konopka. Marconi’sreconstruc-
tion essentiałly changed the previous baroąue architecture
of the pałace, including not only the main body of the
building itself, but also the interiors and ancillary
buildings. Marconi’s artistic stance was distinctly different
from that of his predecessors. Zug, Kamsetzer or Aigner
had been inspired above all by the antiąuity and the
neoclassicism of the 16th and 18thcenturies. For Marconi,
in keeping with the theory of eąuality of all historical styles,
which was popular at that time, the classical or Palladian
forms provided only one of the possible Solutions. His
reconstruction of Pac’s pałace in Warsaw was the best
demonstration of this stance. In the composition of the
faęade the architect madę reference to Palladian patterns,
but he introduced in the interiors elements from Moorish,
gothic, Renaissance, ancient Greek and Roman architec-
ture.
Bibliography: A. Bartczakowi!, Pałac Paca (Pac’s Pałace - in Polish),
Warsaw 1973
Bonifacy Witkowski (d. 1840)
171 [168, 169] Łowicz, town hall, front elevation and
detail, 1825-1828
Among the buildings designed for towns and settlements in
the first half of the 19th century, particular attention was
paid to town halls. Their strictly observed programme,
which emphasized economy and functionality, brought
about the standardization of all new town halls. The
building at Łowicz is a typical large town hall design with
a simple outline shape and modest decoration, with a pilla-
red portico and a characteristic tower on the axis.
Bibliography: Katalog zabytków sztuki w Polsce (A Catalogue of Art
Monuments in Poland), vol. II, woj. łódzkie (Łódź District), no 5, po w.
łowicki (Łowicz County - in Polish), edited by S. Kozakiewicz, J.A.
Milobgdzki, Warsaw 1953, p. 45
Unknown architect
172 [167] Łowicz, post office, 1829
The demand for architecture which was utilitarian and at
the same time entailed Iow construction costs brought in
274
167 [162] Warsaw, 1 Dzierżyńskiego Square, edifice of the
Polish Bank and Stock Exchange, front elevation, 1825—
1828
The edifice of the Polish Bank and Stock Exchange closed
from the south the monumental west frontage of the old
Bankowy Sąuare which, once wider at the junctions with
Senatorska and Elektoralna Streets (the edifice of the Bank
used to stand on this corner), became narrower to the
north. The external architecture of the Bank was reduced
to the simple arcading over two storeys, which ran round
the circular transaction room situated in the rounded
corner on Elektoralna Street. This room rosę over the
arcading with its simple, dome-covered drum. The perfec-
tion in architectural design lay in the use of extremely
economical means, making the function of the building
completely elear. In 1828-1830 the edifice was expanded,
to J.J. Gay’s design, on the side of Elektoralna Street.
Antonio Corazzi
168 [165] Warsaw, Grand Theatre of Opera and Ballet,
view from the sąuare, 1826-1833
The Theatre was built in the place of Marywil, a big city
residential and commercial centre from the end of the 17th
century. The so-called Fair House, designed by Ch.P.
Aigner, had been added to Marywil in 1819. In 1826
Marywil was pulled down and the Fair House was
integrated by Corazzi within the Grand Theatre to his
design, which was under construction in 1826-1833. A.
Schuch and L. Kozubowski collaborated with Corazzi in
this work, the sculpted decoration of the tympanum was
carried out by T. Acciardi and the remaining decoration by
K. Hegel, L. Kaufmann and P. Maliński. In 1893, a por-
tico was added on the side of the drive. The Theatre was
badly damaged in 1939 and burnt out in 1944. The
present-day edifice (with only the faęade remaining from
the old Theatre) was built in 1951-1965 to Bohdan Pniews-
ki’s design.
The monumental composition of the edifice of the Grand
Theatre is the best work of neoclassical architecture in
Poland, its scalę and the size of design put it in the ranks of
the most outstanding European designs of the early 19th
century. Before beginning to work on its construction,
Corazzi had devoted some years to studying abroad.
Bibliography: P. Biegański, Teatr Wielki w Warszawie (The Grand
Theatre in Warsaw-in Polish), Warsaw 1961
Józef Lessel (1802-1844)
169 [159] Warsaw, 40 Nowy Świat Street, house, detail of
the front elevation, 1827
This was built for the architect himself, destroyed in World
War II and reconstructed in 1949 under the supervision of
Teodor Bursze.
Among the 419 houses built in Warsaw in 1817-1829, most
had two or three storeys, most freąuently with five or seven
axes, and modest elevations. The appearance was to a large
extent determined by contemporary construction regula-
tions. Several burgher’s houses of this type have survived
until the present day; the house at 40 Nowy Świat Street is
the most typical of them. It was discretely decorated with
pairs of pilasters and panels with griffin motifs.
Henryk Marconi (1792-1863)
170 [166] Warsaw, 15 Miodowa Street, Pac’s pałace, front
elevation, 1824-1828
The pałace, which was built in 1681-1697 to a design by
Tylman of Gameren, was fully rebuilt by Marconi in
1824-1828 for Ludwik Pac. Partly destroyed in 1944, it
was rebuilt in 1948-1951, under the supervision of Henryk
Bialobrzeski and Czesław Konopka. Marconi’sreconstruc-
tion essentiałly changed the previous baroąue architecture
of the pałace, including not only the main body of the
building itself, but also the interiors and ancillary
buildings. Marconi’s artistic stance was distinctly different
from that of his predecessors. Zug, Kamsetzer or Aigner
had been inspired above all by the antiąuity and the
neoclassicism of the 16th and 18thcenturies. For Marconi,
in keeping with the theory of eąuality of all historical styles,
which was popular at that time, the classical or Palladian
forms provided only one of the possible Solutions. His
reconstruction of Pac’s pałace in Warsaw was the best
demonstration of this stance. In the composition of the
faęade the architect madę reference to Palladian patterns,
but he introduced in the interiors elements from Moorish,
gothic, Renaissance, ancient Greek and Roman architec-
ture.
Bibliography: A. Bartczakowi!, Pałac Paca (Pac’s Pałace - in Polish),
Warsaw 1973
Bonifacy Witkowski (d. 1840)
171 [168, 169] Łowicz, town hall, front elevation and
detail, 1825-1828
Among the buildings designed for towns and settlements in
the first half of the 19th century, particular attention was
paid to town halls. Their strictly observed programme,
which emphasized economy and functionality, brought
about the standardization of all new town halls. The
building at Łowicz is a typical large town hall design with
a simple outline shape and modest decoration, with a pilla-
red portico and a characteristic tower on the axis.
Bibliography: Katalog zabytków sztuki w Polsce (A Catalogue of Art
Monuments in Poland), vol. II, woj. łódzkie (Łódź District), no 5, po w.
łowicki (Łowicz County - in Polish), edited by S. Kozakiewicz, J.A.
Milobgdzki, Warsaw 1953, p. 45
Unknown architect
172 [167] Łowicz, post office, 1829
The demand for architecture which was utilitarian and at
the same time entailed Iow construction costs brought in
274