Palace of Fine Arts - Krakow Poland
N 50° 03.830 E 019° 56.126
34U E 423807 N 5546270
The Palace of Arts at 4 Plac Szczepanski square was erected in the Old Town historic district, next to Planty gardens, in 1901. It was the city’s first Art Nouveau building.
Waymark Code: WMQ1E1
Location: Małopolskie, Poland
Date Posted: 11/29/2015
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The relief round its outside walls was designed by famed symbolist painter Jacek Malczewski and represents the ups and downs of creative process. Apollo’s huge radiant head tops the front of the building above the monumental entrance. Sculpture busts in the niches of side walls immortalize noted Krakow artists of the turn of the 20th century.
The Palace of Arts has remained one of the most prestigious exhibition venues in the city. Once mostly works of established value can be seen here yet nowadays purely commercial events also happen.
Style: Art Nouveau
Structure Type: Culture/Entertainment
Architect: Franciszek Maczynski
Date Built: 1901
Supporting references: Not listed
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