The Piotr Drzewiecki Memorial (; Polish: Pomnik Piotra Drzewieckiego) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, placed in the Mier Park, within the Downtown district. It consists of a bust of Piotr Drzewicki, a 19th- and 20th-century engineer and politician, who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921. The monument was unveiled on 2 March 2023.
History The bust of the monument was financed by the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations, while the pedestal, by the Public Areas Management of Warsaw, with the total cost of 50,000 złoties. It was unveiled on 2 March 2023.
Characteristics The monument is placed in the Mier Park, at Piotr Drzewiecki Avenue (Polish: Aleja Piotra Drzewieckiego). It consists of a bust of Piotr Drzewicki, a 19th- and 20th-century engineer and politician, who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921. It is placed on a pedestal that consists of two parts, an upper, formed from a cube, and a lower, formed from a larger vertical cuboid. It features the following inspiration:
Polish inscriptionEnglish translation InżynierPiotr Stanisław DrzewieckiPrezydent Warszawy w latach 1917–1921Organizator obrony cywilnej stolicy w 1920 r. EngineerPiotr Stanisław DrzewieckiMayor of Warsaw from 1917 to 1921Organizator of the capital civil defence of 1920 Twórca techniki, organizator sowarzyszeń technicznych Creator of the technical institute, organizator of the technology associations Pierwszy Prezes Polskiego Komitetu Normalizacyjnego First chairperson of the Polish Committee for Standardization Przemysłowiec, bankowiec, działacz społeczny Industrialist, banker, social activist
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