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Dywan, Tomasz: Od „szkoły berlińskiej” do secesji: przyczynek do architektury miejskich zakładów przemysłowych Lwowa w latach 1858–1914
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residential area, purchased by the city at Zamarstynivska Street (in the years
1933-1934 a modernist building of the House of the Union of Municipal Workers
of the City of Lviv was erected here)48.
In the building of the municipal slaughterhouse, Hochberger decided to
abandon any divisions of the faęade, on which he evenly arranged the entrance
openings and the Windows fitted right above them. The only motive that broke
the monotony of the plain and unadorned wali was the horizontal stripes of dark,
rough plaster (see: Drawing 3). Such a durable and extremely simple architec-
tural ornament, consisting of contrasting textures and colours of the building
materiał, was popularized by J.-N.-L. Durand in his works. The use thereof can
be observed in numerous examples of civil engineering and fortified structures
sińce the beginning of the nineteenth century.49 I suppose that - similarly as
Schinkel in the warehouse at Neuer Packhof (1829-1831) in Berlin - on the one
hand, Hochberger wished to emphasize the extremely utilitarian significance
of the city slaughterhouse building, and on the other hand, he attempted to reduce
construction costs as much as possible.50 Hence, he equated the decoration with
the building materiał used.
At the turn of the i86os and 1870S, several investors submitted offers to the mu-
nicipal government for the construction of a horse-drawn tramline in Lviv.51
In connection with the need to consider these offers, at the end of 1872, Lviv mu-
nicipality delegated the road commissioner Władysław Libl, sending him on a trip
to Brno, Vienna, Dresden and Berlin in order to find out how the tramlines were
built in these cities. In the resulting report, which was subsequently submitted to
the councillors, this expert postulated that Lviv should constrain its infrastructure
to a limited tram linę that would allow “connecting the suburbs and railway sta-
tions with the city centre”.52 First of all, he pointed out that the tram would facilitate
the transport of people and goods between the railway station and downtown
area. According to these recommendations, on October 9,1873, the Municipal
Construction Office submitted to the municipality “conditions for the construction
of a horse-drawn railway in Lviv”. The city wanted to have a finał say in determin-
ing the route of the tram lines, and then in deciding the price of the trip.53 Both in
48 Z lwowskiej Rady Miejskiej, „Gazeta Narodowa”, 27111875, issue 47, p. 2; Sprawozdanie prezydenta
miasta Lwowa Alexandra Jasińskiego z czynności reprezentacji i urzędów miejskich w ostatnim
periodzie wyborczym 1874 do 1876, Lwów 1877, p. 8. Incorrect location of the municipal slaugh-
terhouse in the years 1875-1876 (next to Nowej Rzeźni Street, todays Promyslova Street) is given
by C. Tlin^a, ApximeKmypa icmopu3My (40-90-i poKi xix cm.). ApximeKmypa, in: ApximeKmya
Jlboooa. LIac i cmuni xm-xxi cm., edited by K). BipionbOB, JlbBiB 2008, p. 322.
49 A. Rottermund, Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, pp. 101-103,108-111.
50 The construction costs of 51,613 guilders were covered by a loan of 300 thousand guilders
that the city took out at the Galician Savings Bank, see: T. Merunowicz, Rozwój miasta Lwowa.
Uwagi i wnioski, Lviv 1877, pp. 15-16; M. Kowalczuk, Rozwój terytorialny, p. 336; K. Ostaszewski -
Barański, Pogląd na działalność reprezentacji król, stołecznego miasta Lwowa w okresie 1871-1895,
in: Miasto Lwów w okresie samorządu, pp. 194-195.
51 K. Ostaszewski-Barański, Pogląd na działalność, p. 87; M. Rechłowicz, J. Szajner, Początki tramwa-
jów lwowskich (1880-1896), in: Archeologia przemysłowa w Polsce, vol. 4, edited by S. Januszewski,
Wrocław 2013, p. 86.
52 dało, file 3, description 1, case 2516,“Sprawozdanie o sposobach zakładania kolei konnych, ich
korzyści i wadliwości po miastach”, edited by W. Libl [Lviv 1872], f. 73-82v.
53 dało, file 3, description 1, case 2777,“Uchwała magistratu w sprawie zaprowadzenia kolei konnej
we Lwowie”, Lviv 23 vn 1873, ff. 1-3; M. Rechłowicz, J. Szajner, Początki tramwajów, pp. 88-89.
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1933-1934 a modernist building of the House of the Union of Municipal Workers
of the City of Lviv was erected here)48.
In the building of the municipal slaughterhouse, Hochberger decided to
abandon any divisions of the faęade, on which he evenly arranged the entrance
openings and the Windows fitted right above them. The only motive that broke
the monotony of the plain and unadorned wali was the horizontal stripes of dark,
rough plaster (see: Drawing 3). Such a durable and extremely simple architec-
tural ornament, consisting of contrasting textures and colours of the building
materiał, was popularized by J.-N.-L. Durand in his works. The use thereof can
be observed in numerous examples of civil engineering and fortified structures
sińce the beginning of the nineteenth century.49 I suppose that - similarly as
Schinkel in the warehouse at Neuer Packhof (1829-1831) in Berlin - on the one
hand, Hochberger wished to emphasize the extremely utilitarian significance
of the city slaughterhouse building, and on the other hand, he attempted to reduce
construction costs as much as possible.50 Hence, he equated the decoration with
the building materiał used.
At the turn of the i86os and 1870S, several investors submitted offers to the mu-
nicipal government for the construction of a horse-drawn tramline in Lviv.51
In connection with the need to consider these offers, at the end of 1872, Lviv mu-
nicipality delegated the road commissioner Władysław Libl, sending him on a trip
to Brno, Vienna, Dresden and Berlin in order to find out how the tramlines were
built in these cities. In the resulting report, which was subsequently submitted to
the councillors, this expert postulated that Lviv should constrain its infrastructure
to a limited tram linę that would allow “connecting the suburbs and railway sta-
tions with the city centre”.52 First of all, he pointed out that the tram would facilitate
the transport of people and goods between the railway station and downtown
area. According to these recommendations, on October 9,1873, the Municipal
Construction Office submitted to the municipality “conditions for the construction
of a horse-drawn railway in Lviv”. The city wanted to have a finał say in determin-
ing the route of the tram lines, and then in deciding the price of the trip.53 Both in
48 Z lwowskiej Rady Miejskiej, „Gazeta Narodowa”, 27111875, issue 47, p. 2; Sprawozdanie prezydenta
miasta Lwowa Alexandra Jasińskiego z czynności reprezentacji i urzędów miejskich w ostatnim
periodzie wyborczym 1874 do 1876, Lwów 1877, p. 8. Incorrect location of the municipal slaugh-
terhouse in the years 1875-1876 (next to Nowej Rzeźni Street, todays Promyslova Street) is given
by C. Tlin^a, ApximeKmypa icmopu3My (40-90-i poKi xix cm.). ApximeKmypa, in: ApximeKmya
Jlboooa. LIac i cmuni xm-xxi cm., edited by K). BipionbOB, JlbBiB 2008, p. 322.
49 A. Rottermund, Jean-Nicolas-Louis Durand, pp. 101-103,108-111.
50 The construction costs of 51,613 guilders were covered by a loan of 300 thousand guilders
that the city took out at the Galician Savings Bank, see: T. Merunowicz, Rozwój miasta Lwowa.
Uwagi i wnioski, Lviv 1877, pp. 15-16; M. Kowalczuk, Rozwój terytorialny, p. 336; K. Ostaszewski -
Barański, Pogląd na działalność reprezentacji król, stołecznego miasta Lwowa w okresie 1871-1895,
in: Miasto Lwów w okresie samorządu, pp. 194-195.
51 K. Ostaszewski-Barański, Pogląd na działalność, p. 87; M. Rechłowicz, J. Szajner, Początki tramwa-
jów lwowskich (1880-1896), in: Archeologia przemysłowa w Polsce, vol. 4, edited by S. Januszewski,
Wrocław 2013, p. 86.
52 dało, file 3, description 1, case 2516,“Sprawozdanie o sposobach zakładania kolei konnych, ich
korzyści i wadliwości po miastach”, edited by W. Libl [Lviv 1872], f. 73-82v.
53 dało, file 3, description 1, case 2777,“Uchwała magistratu w sprawie zaprowadzenia kolei konnej
we Lwowie”, Lviv 23 vn 1873, ff. 1-3; M. Rechłowicz, J. Szajner, Początki tramwajów, pp. 88-89.
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