{"id":3986,"date":"2022-12-30T12:23:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T11:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/?post_type=object&p=3986"},"modified":"2022-12-30T12:23:06","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T11:23:06","slug":"monument-to-johannes-hevelius","status":"publish","type":"object","link":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/obiekt\/monument-to-johannes-hevelius\/","title":{"rendered":"Monument to Johannes Hevelius"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technique:<\/strong> granite plinth, figure cast in bronze, brass lettering<\/p>\n

Dimensions: <\/strong>310 cm (H of the entire statue), 80 cm \u00d7 180 \u00d7 131 cm (max. dimensions of the plinth), 230 cm \u00d7 160 cm \u00d7 131 cm (max dimensions of the figure)<\/p>\n

Object:<\/strong> Monument dedicated to Johannes Hevelius, Gda\u0144sk-born astronomer, mathematician, inventor and engraver, placed in the original location of the first monument. The statue depicts Hevelius seated with a book on his lap and an astrolabe in his left hand. The figure is shown is a realistic fashion, in historical costume inspired by Hevelius\u2019s portrayal in an engraving by Jeremias Falck. In the front (eastern) part of the monument, the plinth bears the inscription \u201cJohannes Hevelius\u201d, while the back part of the figure features the signature of the monument\u2019s author: \u201cJan Szczypka 2003\u201d and the \u201cBRONZE MADE BY ARTPRODUCT Studio Szymanowo\u201d trademark. In front of the monument, from the eastern side, set directly in the pavement at ground level, there is a plaque with the following inscription: \u201cJohannes Hevelius. Eminent scientist and astronomer. Creator of the sky atlas. Discoverer of numerous comets and constellations. Genius constructor and inventor. Famous Gda\u0144sk brewer\u201d. The sculpture fits in with the late Baroque style.<\/p>\n

Place: <\/strong>Heweliusza Square, Korzenna Street, opposite the Old Town Hall.<\/p>\n

Before World War II, the Old Town Hall formed part of dense Old Town architecture. Its fa\u00e7ade, like that of the Main Town Hall (Ratusz G\u0142\u00f3wnomiejski), faced the fa\u00e7ades of the tenements forming the frontage of the street \u2013 in the case of the Old Town Hall, today\u2019s Korzenna Street.<\/p>\n

The municipal square in front of the main fa\u00e7ade of the Old Town Hall was created in the course of post-war reconstruction of the city, when the authorities decided not to rebuild the tenements that used to stand opposite it. The square was given a clear compositional axis linked to the symmetrical fa\u00e7ade of the Town Hall. On this axis were located: the statue of Johannes Hevelius, the sundial and the Hevelius fountain. Contemporary urban development around the Old Town Hall makes it possible to see it as the central object of an almost square space, cut by the carefully enclosed Radunia Channel, on which the old city mills are built.<\/p>\n

Information about the author:<\/strong> Jan Szczypka (b. 11 February 1962) in Jordan\u00f3w is a sculptor and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gda\u0144sk. He is the author of numerous medals and statuettes for Pomeranian institutions.<\/p>\n

Condition of the object:<\/strong> good<\/p>\n

Owner\/guardian:<\/strong> Gda\u0144sk Road and Greenery Authority<\/p>\n

Author of the entry:<\/strong> inventory made by the Gda\u0144sk University of Technology team, description of the place: Jacek Dominiczak, additional information: Ma\u0142gorzata Paszylka-Glaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technique: granite plinth, figure cast in bronze, brass lettering Dimensions: 310 cm (H of the entire statue), 80 cm \u00d7 180 \u00d7 131 cm (max. dimensions of the plinth), 230 cm \u00d7 160 cm \u00d7 131 cm (max dimensions of the figure) Object: Monument dedicated to Johannes Hevelius, Gda\u0144sk-born astronomer, mathematician, inventor and engraver, placed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":117,"template":"","object_cats":[37,39],"districts":[47],"object_authors":[142,140,141],"class_list":["post-3986","object","type-object","status-publish","hentry","object_cat-monument","object_cat-sculpture","obj_district-old-town","object_author-gdansk-university-of-technology-team","object_author-jacek-dominiczak-2","object_author-malgorzata-paszylka-glaza-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects\/3986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/objects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/object"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"object_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_cats?post=3986"},{"taxonomy":"obj_district","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/districts?post=3986"},{"taxonomy":"object_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaps.gda.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/object_authors?post=3986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}