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Statue of Adam Mickiewicz
Larger than lifesize bronze statue of man in period clothes, standing with one hand on a staff, the other raised to his chin. It is on a white stone pedestal with inscription "Edward Colston Born 1636 Died 1721", and bronze inscribed plaques below. Large bronze dolphins are on each corner of the base. It is in an urban setting with a large tree behind and above it.
The statue in 2008
ArtistTeodor Rygier
Completion date26 June 1898; 126 years ago (1898-06-26)
SubjectAdam Mickiewicz
LocationKraków, Poland
Coordinates50°03′41,3″N 19°56′16,9″E

Statue of Adam Mickiewicz in Kraków (colloquially called "Adaś" by Krakow's inhabitants) is a monument located in Kraków on the eastern side of the Main Square, between the Cloth Hall and the end of Sienna Street.

History

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The monument was designed by Teodor Rygier, the ceremonial unveiling of the monument took place on June 26, 1898, in the hundredth year of Adam Mickiewicz's birth[1]. The design of the monument was presented by Teodor Rygier during the competition for the Bard's monument, organized in Krakow in 1880–1890[2]. The choice of Teodora Rygiera for the project was met with criticism, which was reflected in numerous press polemics and separate publications devoted to this issue[1][3].

The monument, 10 m high, depicts the poet standing on a pedestal, at the foot of which there are four allegories on a multi-step pedestal: Fatherland, Courage, Science and Poetry. There is a dedication on the pedestal: "Adamowi Mickiewiczowi Naród"[1].

On August 17, 1940, the monument was destroyed by the Nazis occupying the city. After the war, it was reconstructed from elements found in 1946 in a scrapyard in Hamburg. The stone elements were made of ''Kośmin'' granodiorite mined in Piława Górna in Lower Silesia[3]. The unveiling of the reconstructed monument took place on November 26, 1955, on the hundredth anniversary of the bard's death[3][2].

The Adam Mickiewicz monument is the most frequently photographed and most recognizable monument in Kraków. During the Euro 2012, the monument was decorated with a cotillion in the national colors of Poland and the Netherlands, England or Italy on the days when they played their matches at the championship[1].

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza – Magiczny Kraków". www.krakow.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  2. ^ a b Kronika Krakowa (in Polish). Warsaw: Kronika. 1996. p. 265. ISBN 9788386079070.
  3. ^ a b c Encyklopedia Krakowa (in Polish). Warsaw-Kraków: PWN. 2000. p. 787. ISBN 8301133252.

Bibliography

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  • Statue of Adam Mickiewicz, Kronika Krakowa, Mariana B. Michalika, Warsaw 1996.
  • Statue of Adam Mickiewicz, Encyklopedia Krakowa, Warsaw-Kraków 2000.