5100 x 3386 px | 43,2 x 28,7 cm | 17 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
2 novembre 2008
Lieu:
Krakowskie Przedmieście 68, Warsaw, Poland
Informations supplémentaires:
St. Anne's Church is a church in the historic center of Warsaw, Poland. It is one of Poland's most notable churches with a Neoclassical facade. The church ranks among Warsaw's oldest buildings. Over time, it has seen many reconstructions, resulting in its present-day appearance, unchanged since 1788. In 1454 Duchess of Masovia Anna Holszańska (Anne of Halshany), Ruthenian princess, founded this church with a cloister for the Franciscan friars (Order of Friars Minor). The square in front of the church was a place of solemn homages to Polish monarchs by the rulers of Prussia (first one in 1578, the last one in 1621). In 1582 a slender tower was added to the church. Some time later it was encompassed with a rampart and incorporated into the city fortifications. St. Anne's Church was reconstructed several times in 1603, 1634, 1636 and in 1667 (it was heavily damaged during the siege of Warsaw and plundered by Swedish and German troops in 1650s). Between 1740 and 1760 the façade was reconstructed in rococo style according to Jakub Fontana's design and decorated with two filigree belfries. The walls and semicircular vault ceilings of the church, divided into bays, were decorated at that time with profuse paintings in perspective, using illusionary techniques and depicting scenes in the life of St. Anne. A chapel of Saint Ładysław was also decorated in this fashion. All paintings were by Friar Walenty Żebrowski. St. Anne's Church was reconstructed for the last time between 1786 and 1788 by order of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. During the Warsaw Uprising of 1794, part of the national Kościuszko Uprising in 1794, Bishop Józef Kossakowski, considered the traitor of the nation, was executed in front of the church (hanged with a great applause of the Warsaw inhabitants). The church was slightly damaged in a German air raid on Warsaw in 1939. The present façade was built in 1788 in a Neoclassical style. (source: wikipedia)
