Grunwald Monument in Kraków

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The Grunwald Monument in Kraków is a grand early 20th-century memorial honoring the Polish-Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Grunwald, featuring statues of key commanders and symbolic figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf equestrian statue
monument
war memorial
architect Franciszek Black
category Equestrian statues in Poland
Monuments and memorials in Kraków
Outdoor sculpture in Kraków
Statues of monarchs
commemorates Battle of Grunwald
Polish–Lithuanian victory over the Teutonic Order
Vytautas the Great
Władysław II Jagiełło
commissionedBy Ignacy Jan Paderewski
country Poland
dedicatedTo Polish–Lithuanian alliance
depicts Polish and Lithuanian knights
defeat of the Teutonic Order
destroyedBy Nazi Germany
hasInscription inscription commemorating the Battle of Grunwald
hasPart allegorical figures of Glory
allegorical figures of Homeland
bronze reliefs
equestrian statue of King Władysław II Jagiełło
figure of a fallen Teutonic Knight
statue of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great
steps leading to the pedestal
stone pedestal
height approximately 24 meters
heritageStatus cultural monument of Poland
inception 1909
locatedIn Europe
Jan Matejko Square
Kraków
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Old Town Kraków
linked to: Old Town of Kraków
materialUsed bronze
granite
namedAfter Battle of Grunwald
ownedBy City of Kraków
linked to: Kraków
reconstructedIn 1976
reconstructionDesigner Marian Konieczny
sculptor Antoni Wiwulski
significance site of patriotic ceremonies
symbol of Polish national identity
significantEvent destroyed during World War II
style historicist
neo-Romantic
unveiledOn 1910-07-15
yearOfConstruction 1910

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Battle of Grunwald commemoratedBy Grunwald Monument in Kraków