One of the best monuments of Lviv, its business card. A monument to the Polish national poet was unveiled on October 30.1904. The construction was carried out from the end of 1903 under the direction of architects Alfred Zakharievich and Jó zef Sosnowski. The author of the project, which won the competition and was embodied, was the famous sculptor Anthony Popel.
The monument is made in the form of a column of composite order, with a high granite pedestal on which is a bronze figure of Adam Mickiewicz. Attached to the column is a figure of a winged genius handing the poet a lyre. A "burning" lantern is installed on top of the capital. On the pedestal in front in metal letters signature: Adam Mickiewicz, and behind - a large bronze cartouche with the coats of arms of Lithuania and Poland.
There is a monument in the middle of the island in the shape of a trapezoid with rounded corners. A wide staircase with low balustrades made of sandstone leads to it from two sides.
On the sides are symmetrical lawns with low shrubs around the perimeter. The monument is made of Milanese granite and bronze.
The monument is made in the form of a column of composite order, with a high granite pedestal on which is a bronze figure of Adam Mickiewicz. Attached to the column is a figure of a winged genius handing the poet a lyre. A "burning" lantern is installed on top of the capital. On the pedestal in front in metal letters signature: Adam Mickiewicz, and behind - a large bronze cartouche with the coats of arms of Lithuania and Poland.
There is a monument in the middle of the island in the shape of a trapezoid with rounded corners. A wide staircase with low balustrades made of sandstone leads to it from two sides.
On the sides are symmetrical lawns with low shrubs around the perimeter. The monument is made of Milanese granite and bronze.
Translated automatically from Ukrainian. View original
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