Thursday, January 22, 2015

POWĄZKOWSKA 44





Not too long ago Powązkowska 44 was part of an army complex which included military barracks, now it's mainly apartment buildings, yet you can still see some 'old' Warsaw in this region. The red bricked tenement built in 1870 is the only remaining fragment of the Russian military barracks. The house was meant to accommodate up to ten officers, and is currently listed for sale on the market. The new owner will be expected to maintain and repair the monument (Nr. 10518 0021119 in the 'register of monuments' document). The building it self is not richly decorated. The only decorations are unique sheltered doors and a decorative way of the brick layout. On the left side of the building, onlooking from Powązkowska, there are storerooms, and the way to the front entrance is lined with cobblestones. The location of this villa among modern buildings as well as the vegetation around it, truly make it a real gem.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

MERMAID ON OVERHEAD LINE


NATHAN MORGENSTERN'S TENEMENT

Nathan Morgenstern’s tenement located at Sienkiewicza 4 street was designed by architects Wacław Heppen and Józef N. Czerwiński. This seven-storey building was built in the years 1911-1912 , in the style of early modernism inspired by French style .
As a result of the devastation during the war the tenement lost its last floor (only a balcony survived in the left corner of the base of the building).
In flats located on other levels there are original moldings , hardwood floors and tiled stoves. Also staircases have their original decor - railings, doors, marble and wooden stairs. In the courtyard you can see a chapel of Our Lady. In February 2014 , the building and the property area was entered into the register of monuments.
Currently, the tenement is being renovated: the walls around the courtyard are being plastered. The facade of the building still awaits its turn.

The neighborhood of a modern glass building makes it a very attractive location for photographers. Just go to the yard, look up, and see a beautiful house dominated by modern building.