Poland – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:44:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Kosciuszko, Thaddeus https://equestrianstatue.org/kosciuszko-thaddeus-5/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:38:22 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=27984 Photos by Jakub Jamkiewicz

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]]> Jagiello, Wladyslaw https://equestrianstatue.org/jagiello-wladyslaw-4/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:19:07 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=27963 An interesting multi-figuremonument  shows Władysław Jagiełło visiting the construction site of the ice bridge. From the chronicles it is known that in 1409 the king ” ordered the construction of a bridge resting on boats , never seen before, and entrusted its construction (…) to Dobrogost Czarny of Odrzywo, a nobleman of the Nałęcz coat of arms. In turn, … Continue reading "Jagiello, Wladyslaw"

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]]> Casimir IV Jagiellon https://equestrianstatue.org/casimir-iv-jagiellon/ Sun, 11 Aug 2019 12:22:02 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22386 On June 8, 1457 Polish king Kazimierz IV Jagiellonczyk rode into Marienburg (Malbork) Castle after Poland took possession of it from Teutonic mercenaries and took homage from the town burghers. This event marked the beginning of the ‘Polish era’ in the town which was to last for over three hundred years up until the First … Continue reading "Casimir IV Jagiellon"

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]]> Casimir I of Opole https://equestrianstatue.org/casimir-i-of-opole/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:32:57 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22362 The post Casimir I of Opole appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Polish-American volunteer army memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/polish-american-volunteer-army-memorial/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:25:08 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22321 Built in 1998 to honor the American army volunteers who returned to fight for Poland . The monument symbolically shows soldiers of the Haller Army / Blue Army crossing the vast waters of the Atlantic to come to Poland’s aid. The Blue Army or Haller’s Army, was a Polish military contingent created in France  in 1917, and was made up … Continue reading "Polish-American volunteer army memorial"

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]]> Amor on Pegasus https://equestrianstatue.org/pegasus-and-amor/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 14:07:36 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22312 The post Amor on Pegasus appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Pilsudski, Józef https://equestrianstatue.org/pilsudski-jozef-2/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 18:13:27 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22258 The statue is a reconstruction of the original statue from 1932, which was destroyed in WW II by the Germans. The reconstruction was done by Andrzej Renes. The reconstructed statue was placed in 1998

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]]> Czarniecki, Stefan https://equestrianstatue.org/czarniecki-stefan/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:57:24 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22250 The statue of Stefan Czarniecki stands just outside the fence of an area with military barracks in Komorowo. Inside the fence is a lane with on both sides monuments, dating from 1932 – 1934, portraying kings, hetmans and commanders of the November uprising. They are made of reinforced concrete. On the one side of the … Continue reading "Czarniecki, Stefan"

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]]> Pilsudski, Józef https://equestrianstatue.org/pilsudski-jozef/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:53:26 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22240 Pilsudski used to ride a mare Kasztanka (Polish for ‘chestnut mare’) and this statue shows him riding this mare.

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]]> Cavalry memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/cavalry-memorial-2/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:25:55 +0000 https://equestrianstatue.org/?p=22232 This monument commemorates the Polish cavalry during the German invasion in 1939. Kaluszyn was the scene of a major cavalry-battle. The statue was unveiled at the 75th anniversary of the cavalry charge. The statue is based on an early 19th century painting of Napoléon crossing the Alps on horseback.

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