courtesy of our neighbor Maitreya (blog Raphael http://majtra.blogspot.com/2009/12/architektura-krakow-cz1-adolf-szyszko_14.html ). publish his blog a very nice study on the history of streets and Zyblikiewicza Librowszczyzna with a solid dose of information about our house.
------- Start selfishly from the house, 2 minutes walk in any of the parties and come to two different buildings that need to attract attention, unless you look to hard at the pavement in some shit that is not step in ...
Krakow, street Librowszczyzna - connects Street. Zyblikiewicza and Wielopole. In its place in the Middle Ages were the patrician residences of Krakow, in the sixteenth century mansion known as the garden Gutteterowskim. Since 1619 the area belonged to the Jesuits, and after the dissolution of the Order in 1773 the land belonged to Hall. During the reign of the Republic of Cracow, due to the proximity of the old bed of the Vistula River, housed the workshops and warehouses and other port Librowskich merchants. There was a cattle market also. Streets laid out in 1895, and the name was given in 1907 in honor of Librowskich. At the corner of the street is Zyblikiewicza Postal Workers House Savings Bank, built between 1923-1927, designed by Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz.
Workers House Post Office Savings Bank - this is one of the two buildings, of which I spoke. Oppressive form, even monumental, modernistic building with classical elements. It occupies almost half the length of the street. Librowszczyzny and Zyblikiewicza. About the same building, all I know is that it was designed by the well-known and respected architect Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz and was built in the years 1923-1927, includes 170 apartments. Today is his trademark dangling wires everywhere from television antennas.
A few photos borrowed from skyscrapercity.com
Librowszczyzna We continue and arrive at the street. Wielopole. We leave at about half the length of the huge building Post Office Savings Bank. So yes, that same project architect - Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz. The building was erected in the years 1922-1925 in the modernist style, but the prominent influence of classicism. Nice, I think one of the prettiest in Krakow, and certainly more original. Postal Savings Bank was here for the war, the Nazis destroyed the eagle on the front, and formed in the same building located east of the German Post Office, now located here the main branch of PKO in Krakow. Draw your attention to decorating the facade above all, have a look inside and approaches to the first floor main hall is the bank topped with a dome, not necessarily tasteful, but remember that banks in such forms of architecture do not happen very often.
Speaking about building something we know, it's time to meet the same architect, he still will be several times of him, and his character alone is considerable merit to the city.
Szyszko-Bohusz Adolf (1883-1948), Polish architect and restorer. Educated in St. Petersburg. In the years 1913-1916, Professor Lvov Technical University, since 1920 the Jagiellonian University and the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow (rector 1924-1929). After 1945 he organized the School of Architecture at AGH. He carried out archaeological research and restoration of Wawel Royal Castle (since 1916) and restoration works in the Baths and the Royal Castle in Warsaw (1928-1939). His work is characterized by a wealth of design: from the classical to the modern art forms.
