Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw

The Marszałkowska Street (Polish: ulica Marszałkowska Street) also known by its anglicized name, the Marshal Street, is one of the main thoroughfares of Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Śródmieście. It links the Bank Square in its north sector with the Union of Lublin Square in the south.

Marszałkowska Street
Length3.6 km (2.2 mi)
LocationWarsaw
South endUnion of Lublin Square
North endBank Square
Construction
Inauguration=1757
Evening view at the intersection with Jerusalem Avenue

History

Contrary to a common urban legend that attributes the name to Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-century Grand Marshal of the Crown Franciszek Bieliński.[1][2]

Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757.[2] It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street.[3]

The street was almost entirely destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.[3] Rebuilding of Warsaw after World War II coincided with emergence of socialist realism, which greatly influenced the surrounding urban architecture.

Historical images
  • Marszałkowska Street in 1867
    Marszałkowska Street in 1867
  • General view in about 1912
    General view in about 1912
  • Warsaw during World War II: destroyed townhouses between Zielna (top) and Marszałkowska streets (bottom). In bottom right corner building Marszałkowska 156 on the corner with Królewskia street, also visible Bloch Palace at Marszałkowska 154. September 1939
    Warsaw during World War II: destroyed townhouses between Zielna (top) and Marszałkowska streets (bottom). In bottom right corner building Marszałkowska 156 on the corner with Królewskia street, also visible Bloch Palace at Marszałkowska 154. September 1939
  • Intersection of Marszałkowska Street and Aleje Jerozolimskie (Jerusalem Avenue) in Warsaw during German occupation. Visible tramway #3 with a billboard "Kamea woda kwiatowa". Behind it ruins of destroyed in 1939 townhouse at Marszałkowska 98/al. Jerozolimskie 33 streets.
    Intersection of Marszałkowska Street and Aleje Jerozolimskie (Jerusalem Avenue) in Warsaw during German occupation. Visible tramway #3 with a billboard "Kamea woda kwiatowa". Behind it ruins of destroyed in 1939 townhouse at Marszałkowska 98/al. Jerozolimskie 33 streets.
  • Shortly after the war, January 19th 1945. 1st Polish Army of the East Marszałkowska Street Warsaw
    Shortly after the war, January 19th 1945. 1st Polish Army of the East Marszałkowska Street Warsaw
  • Zamboni Brothers Tenement built in 1894.
    Zamboni Brothers Tenement built in 1894.
  • Juda Wielburski Tenement (aka Potempski Tenement) at the intersection of 2 Marszałkowska and 1 Szucha. Survived the War.
    Juda Wielburski Tenement (aka Potempski Tenement) at the intersection of 2 Marszałkowska and 1 Szucha. Survived the War.

Features (before the war)
  • Insurance Company "Rosja" in 1901
    Insurance Company "Rosja" in 1901
  • Herse Tenement in 1904
    Herse Tenement in 1904
  • Rothberg Tenement in 1914
    Rothberg Tenement in 1914
  • Marszałkowska in 1914
    Marszałkowska in 1914

References
  1. "Warsaw History". uk.holidaysguide.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  2. "Ul. Marszałkowska" (PDF). Ilustrowany Atlas Dawnej Warszawy (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-09-18.
  3. Dobrosław Kobielski (1984). Widoki dawnej Warszawy (Views of Old Warsaw) (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. ISBN 83-03-00702-5.

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