Obeliski Traktu Brzeskiego

• Authors: Sękowski Stefan

Title variants

EN

OBELISKS OF THE BREST ROUTE

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

On November 22, 1823 the Brest route running from W a r saw to the border of the Kingdom of Poland, was declared open for the public use. To commemorate the completion of the construction of the route two twin-like cast-iron obelisks were raised on the outskirts of Warsaw and Terespol. The author of bas-reliefs that decorated the obelisks was Paweł Maliński. Built in the Empire style, the cast-iron obelisks of the Brest route consist of two high steps, a plinth and a quatrate pillar. The plinths are made of four cast-iron plates joined with screws. At the top they are decorated with cast-ron crownings. The bas-reliefs that cover the pillars of the obelisks depict views of towns, work of peasants, workers and craftsmen building the Brest route. The obelisks are fenced with steel chains on four cast-iron octagonal posts. With the passing years the obelisks in Warsaw and at Terespol, not maintained properly and unrepaired, got more and more impaired. In 1939—1945 the Warsaw obelisk, which is the oldest non-sacral cast-iron monument in the capital, got seriously damaged. It was subjected to rennovation work a t the end of the forties, unfortunately without much success on that occasion. Later conservation work, completed in 1985, restored the Warsaw obelisk its almost original appearance. When compared to the Warsaw obelisk, the one at Terespol was not damaged so badly. Its main disadvantage was extensive and deep corrosion but th at problem was eradicated as well. The only thing to be done yet is to restore two bas-reliefs missing from the obelisks both in Warsaw and a t Terespol. After that, the two monuments of the Brest route will regain their historic looks.

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1986
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 200-207

Dates

published

1986

Contributors

author

Sękowski Stefan

• mgr inż., Instytut Mechaniki Precyzyjnej w Warszawie

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Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247