Warsaw Old Town

Zakrzewski's website (south, odd numbering 1-13). Facades with features from the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. Preserved portals: renaissance (no 1) and from the 17th century (no 3). Tenement house “Under the Lion” (no 13) it has a late Renaissance gable, a bas-relief of a lion from around the mid-eighteenth century and a fragment of zofia Stryjeńska's polychrome, the only one created in years 1928-1929 Old Town polychrome complex. The décor of the other facades comes mainly from 1953 year (sgraffita by Edmund Burke, Bohdan Urbanowicz, Helena and Lech Grześkiewicz, polychrome – Juliusz and Krystyna Studniccy, sundial – Tadeusz Przypkowski, forged signboard “Under the Basilisk” – John Brabander).

Kołłątaja Page (Western, odd numbering 15-31). The facades were decorated with Gothic fragments and from the seventeenth century. A characteristic decoration is the corner clock designed by Jerzy Brabander and Zygmunt Kropisz from 1953 year, made by M. Jarnuszkiewicz. Fukierowska Tenement House (no 27) rebuilt by arch. W. Podlewskiego and Anna Czapska, recreates forms from the end of the eighteenth century and the cloister courtyard with 1912 year (then designed by Władysław Marconi and Jarosław Wojciechowski). Painted contour strip on the façade with dates 1566-1953 designed by Witold Miller. Façade under no. 23 in turn, it recreates the appearance of years 1921- 1922 given by arch. Stefan Szyller. Graffiti (with 1953 year) are by, among others, Krystyna Kozłowska (allegories of Peace and Justice at no 19), Hanna and Jacek Żuławski (a portrait of Hugo Kołłątaj at no.21a), Edmund Burke (Siren).

Dekert's page (northern, even numbering 28-42) It was designed by a group of architects under the direction of Stanisław Żaryn as it was before 1944 a year, with the adaptation of the entire frontage to the Historical Museum, e.g.. st. of Warsaw. Original tenement houses from the 15th-17th centuries, lasted until 1944 of the year as the most interesting townspeople complex. Little damaged, however, they were partially dismantled before 1948 year The Mannerist Baryczkowska tenement house has been preserved best (no 32) with a stone post-herma and the only preserved attic from the 17th century in the Old Town, as well as the portal of the Pińczów workshop with the Baryczków gmeric. Townhouse “At the Negro” (no 36) adorned with a 17th century sgraffito, portal from Santi Gucci's workshop, and the head of a negro (copy, the original in the lapidarium of the Historical Museum). The new sgraffito was made by Zofia and Roman Artmowski, symbols of crafts Witold Miller, polychromes with emblems of medicine Jan Zamoyski.

Barssa's website (eastern, even numbering 2-26) was the most damaged. It was dismantled before 1952 year and replaced with pseudo-historic tenement houses with old details (under no 20 gothic niche with polychrome remains) and with new sgraffits. The vases are the work of the later well-known sculptor Alina Szapocznikow. In store “Cepelia” (no 10) a ceiling painted by folk artists from the village of Zalipie was placed. The antique salon was designed in 1952 architect Barbara Brukalska. This frontage houses the Museum of Literature im. Adam Mickiewicz.

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