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Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw

Coordinates: 52°13′45″N 21°00′44″E / 52.22917°N 21.01222°E / 52.22917; 21.01222
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Marszałkowska Street
Length3.6 km (2.2 mi)
LocationWarsaw, Poland
South endUnion of Lublin Square
North endBank Square
Construction
Inauguration1757

Marszałkowska Street (Polish: ulica Marszałkowska), also known by its English name Marshall Street, is one of the main thoroughfares of Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Downtown (Śródmieście). It runs along the north–south axis, from Bank Square in the north to the Union of Lublin Square in the south.

History

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Contrary to a common urban legend that attributes the name to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-century Grand Marshal of the Crown Franciszek Bieliński.[1][2]

Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757.[2] It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street.[3]

The street was almost entirely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.[3] Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II coincided with emergence of socialist realism, which greatly influenced the surrounding urban architecture.

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Historical images

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Features (before the war)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Warsaw History". uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. ^ a b "Ul. Marszałkowska" (PDF). Ilustrowany Atlas Dawnej Warszawy (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  3. ^ a b Dobrosław Kobielski (1984). Widoki dawnej Warszawy (Views of Old Warsaw) (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. ISBN 83-03-00702-5.
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52°13′45″N 21°00′44″E / 52.22917°N 21.01222°E / 52.22917; 21.01222