Prace budowlano-konserwatorskie na Zamku Królewskim w Warszawie

• Authors: Polak Tadeusz

Title variants

EN

BUILDING AND CONSERVATION WORKS ON THE ROYAL CASTLE IN WARSAW

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author, director general o f the State Enterprises for Conservation o f Art (generally referred to in Polish in an abbreviated form as PKZ), presents the works o f the organization on the restitution of the Castle since 1956, i.e. since the establishing o f the Castle Planning Department within the framework o f PKZ. In addition to planning and building works, up to 1970 art conservation enterprises were engaged in conservation works on the saved elements. In 1971 PKZ became the executor general o f planning, building and conservation works. Organizational, building and conservation operations lasted till 1792. The main assumption was the principle o f a concomitant execution o f these works ana o f planning activities, which accelerated the commencing of works on the restitution o f the Castle by two years. The second principle was to save and make use in the rebuilding o f everything that was left by the Castle. The third principle was to introduce achievements o f modern technology. The works were performed under surveillance o f the Architectural Conservatory Commission headed by Professor J. Zachwatowicz and functioning within the Civic Committee for the Reconstruction o f the Royal Castle in Warsaw. In April 1972 the Directorship for the Reconstruction o f the Royal Castle was appointed, to which gradually emerging specialistic work administrations were subordinated, to mention only the Enterprise for Conservation of Arts, the Sculptures Workshop, the Stonework Administration etc. The author describes stages o f work implementation with reference to individual parts o f the Castle up to 1978 when the Castle entered a final phase o f the works. Also discussed in the article is the participation in the Castle’s restitution of PKZ branch offices and other organizations, o f building and conservation teams as well as voluntary works. At present, thanks to the experience gained, the PKZ section formed to restitute the Castle has become an enterprise able to undertake most complicated planning, building and conservation works on historic buildings.

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1979
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 171-177

Dates

published

1979

Contributors

author

Polak Tadeusz

• dr, Zarząd Główny PP PKZ — Warszawa

References

• J. Z a c h w a t o w i c z w pracy zbiorowej Zamek Krolewski w Warszawie, PWN, Warszawa 1972 r., s. 183.
• A. K r o l , Zamek Krolewski w Warszawie, PIW, Warszawa 1969, s. 209.
• Z. Dr a n к o w s к i, Bez precedensu, „Polska”, nr 5, 1974
• R. S k r a j n y , O samorządzie i sprawach socjalnych, „Informacje Bieżące PKZ”, Dz. 21-1/33, 1972.