The Grunwald Monument (Polish: Pomnik Grunwaldzki) is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
The statue depicts Jagiełło atop his horse with his cousin, and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas to his front. On either side of Jagiełło are soldiers lifting their arms in celebration of victory. Depicted lying dead at the steps of the statue is Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich von Jungingen. It was destroyed in 1939 by Nazi Germans and reconstructed in 1976 according to project by Marian Konieczny.
The GrunwaldMonument (Polish: Pomnik Grunwaldzki) is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square...
Lithuania, located in Central Park, New York City. The monument commemorates the Battle of Grunwald, a decisive defeat of the Teutonic Order in 1410. Originally...
The Battle of Grunwald, Battle of Žalgiris, or First Battle of Tannenberg, was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance...
Switzerland, where the idea of creating a monument commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald was born. His work was part of the sculpture...
GrunwaldMonument at its centre. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jan Matejko Square in Kraków. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grunwald...
at the age of 87. Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, also known as the Warsaw Nike Revolution Monument in Rzeszów GrunwaldMonument in Kraków (reconstruction)...
Paderewski funded the GrunwaldMonument in Kraków to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald. The monument's unveiling led to great...
Battle of GrunwaldMonument (Monument to King Władysław Jagiełło) by Antoni Wiwulski, 1914. Tadeusz Kościuszko, Kraków Battle of Grunwaldmonument, Kraków...
The Grunwald Swords (Polish: miecze grunwaldzkie, Lithuanian: Žalgirio kalavijai) are a pair of simple bare swords sent as a mocking "gift" by Ulrich von...
Monument of Sailor is a monument in Szczecin, Poland at the Grunwald Square at the John Paul II Avenue. It was designed by Ryszard Chachulski and completed...
rebuilding of Matejko Plaza in conjunction with the placement of the Grunwaldmonument Design for the chapel of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Sterling Heights...
Christian Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[citation needed] From the Battle of Grunwald onwards the Lipka Tatar light cavalry regiments participated in every significant...
Gmina Grunwald is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Gmina Grunwald is divided...
The Polish Cavalry Monument, also known as the Millennium Polish Cavalry Monument, is a statue located at the Polish Cavalry Roundabout (Rondo Jazdy Polskiej)...
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