08/04/2011

POLISH PRESENTATIONS 1-12

IF THERE IS ANY DIFFICULTY (THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS REPORTED)  IN DOWNLOADING PL PRESENTATIONS, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING LINK - THERE ARE ALL 12 OF THEM HERE

PL PRESENTATIONS 1-12

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06/04/2011

Polish Statues - Stefan Czarniecki in Tykocin

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PL PRESENTATION/CATEGORY 3

Category 3: Statues

Statue of Stefan Czarniecki in Tykocin

By Jakub G.

Stefan Czarniecki (*~1599 in Czarnca, + 16 II 1665 in Sokołówka) crown field hetman, foreman, governor. The owner of the Tykocin Lands, wich were given to him for his service. The hero of the “Swedish Deluge” and Chmielnicki revolt. Tykocin is a small city (population is almost 2000 people) in  eastern Poland in Podlaskie province. It was visited frequently by Polish kings and dukes.

The statue is outstanding, because its the oldest statue of secular person in Poland (the oldest is the statue of Zygmunt III Waza, but it was renewed after WWII, so generally speaking that one is the oldest ;] ). It was founded by Jan Klemens Branicki, grand-grandson of the Hetman, and was made by Pierre du Coudray, French sculptor between 1761-1763.  The statue is made of sandstone.  The hetman is holding  a golden mace- symbol of strength, power, and authority.

 


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French Statue - "La France Renaissance" - "The rebirth of France"

La-france-renaissante 

This statue was built by Holger Wederkinch,  a Danish sculptor in 1930. It was a gift from the Danish community to the city of Paris. It was originally meant to represent Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) but the city council of Paris decided the idea behind Joan of Arc was too “war-like”.

It is situated on l’île des Cignes (the island of Swans), in the middle of the Seine. Its green color indicates it is made of copper.

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Czech statue - Saint Wenceslas Statue

Wenceslas-monument 
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13/03/2011

Polish presentations - PLEASE DOWNLOAD FIRST!

Before downloading any of Polish presentations, please download and read readme.txt

Thank you :)

Free regular download is first column on the left

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