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Technique<\/strong>: bas-relief, sandstone<\/p>\n

Dimensions<\/strong>: 30 m (length), 4.5 m (height)<\/p>\n

Object<\/strong>: The monument constitutes the central part of the Cemetery of Soviet Soldiers. It occupies the terrace between the obelisk and the burial area with collective graves of Soviet soldiers. At the conceptual level, the monument was given the form of an arched monumental wall, 30 m long and 4.5\u00a0m high, adorned with a central sandstone bas-relief depicting three Soviet soldiers (footman, commander and tankman) against the background of a tank. On the sides are plaques with inscriptions in Polish and Russian, reading: \u201cYou have achieved a great victory, you were fearless in battle, you gave your lives for a just cause. To the Soviet heroes who died in 1945 while liberating Gda\u0144sk \u2013 the inhabitants of Gda\u0144sk\u201d. The bas-relief was designed and made by the sculptor Alfons \u0141osowski, and the entire monument was built by Gda\u0144sk stonemasons working on the reconstruction of the historic stonework in Gda\u0144sk. The entire structure is monumental in nature and, like the rest of the cemetery\u2019s interior, aligned with Socialist Realism forms.<\/p>\n

Place: <\/strong>The Cemetery of Soviet Soldiers is located at the back of People\u2019s Meeting Square and covers an area of 1.65 ha of the former Non-Denominational Cemetery. It borders the historic Garrison Cemetery. Construction started in 1946. The exhumation of Soviet soldiers\u2019 bodies and their transport to the cemetery were completed in 1949, along with primary arrangement and decoration work. The cemetery was designed by Gda\u0144sk University of Technology employees, but parts of the monument and obelisk were designed by Alfons \u0141osowski. The cemetery is arranged in 3 parts located at different heights of the slope and the valley\u2019s foot, where the described object is to be found. The entire area is based on Socialist Realism guidelines and currently remains one of the few monuments in this style in Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n

Information about the author:\u00a0<\/strong>Alfons \u0141osowski (04 Jan 1908\u201327 Jun 1988). Born in Orkiewicze in the Novogrudok region (currently in Belarus). He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the S. B\u00e1thory University in Vilnius under the supervision of Prof. Kuna, Mikenas and Aleksandrowicz.<\/p>\n

During the war, he was a Home Army soldier of the Vilnius district. After the war, he settled in Gda\u0144sk. Until 1955, he was working on reconstructing sculptures as part of the Gda\u0144sk Old Town restoration. He brought back to life sculptures decorating many fa\u00e7ades of the most famous tenement houses, all based on modest, surviving photographic documentation. In 1955, he started independent creative work in his studio at 11\/13 Mariacka Street.<\/p>\n

He authored several outdoor sculptures within the Gda\u0144sk area, which he donated to the city in 1966, as well as many sculptures in public buildings in Poland, in museums and private collections. Granite and wood were his primary working materials. He created a distinctive style that combined organic form with a natural stone texture.<\/p>\n

Condition of the object<\/strong>: renovated (1982\u201384)<\/p>\n

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

Author of the entry<\/strong>: Kora Kowalska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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