Travel Love Poland Magazine – March 2021
Dear Readers, And so the spring has come again. Disliked by some as in Poland it tends to be often cool till May while adored by the others. However, before we move on to more spring topics, we invite you to read the conversation with probably the most famous Slav and Slavic warrior in Poland, i.e. with Igor Górewicz. It is a fascinating journey into the past, and since Igor's knowledge is immense, his stories will be extremely interesting, not only for history lovers. As usual, the whole is illustrated by already well-known Marek Kalisiński. From more spring themes, this time we recommend trips to Roztocze and cycling adventures in southern Poland. We especially want to draw your attention to the photographs by Marcin Gądek in the article "Churches from heaven". As Marcin is also a priest, his stories and photographs have an additional, slightly deeper dimension. Also, get to know the city that we haven't presented yet – that is Opole. Perhaps slightly off the beaten track of the most frequent hikes, it will be an interesting proposition for music lovers. Opole is called the capital of Polish song. There will be, as usual at this time of the year, Easter accents, both culinary (with a recipe for Sękacz) and visual – we are presenting once again the photographs by Kamila Rosińska - as well as her two new stories for children.
Dear Readers,
And so the spring has come again. Disliked by some as in Poland it tends to be often cool till May while adored by the others. However, before we move on to more spring topics, we invite you to read the conversation with probably the most famous Slav and Slavic warrior in Poland, i.e. with Igor Górewicz. It is a fascinating journey into the past, and since Igor's knowledge is immense, his stories will be extremely interesting, not only for history lovers. As usual, the whole is illustrated by already well-known Marek Kalisiński.
From more spring themes, this time we recommend trips to Roztocze and cycling adventures in southern Poland. We especially want to draw your attention to the photographs by Marcin Gądek in the article "Churches from heaven". As Marcin is also a priest, his stories and photographs have an additional, slightly deeper dimension.
Also, get to know the city that we haven't presented yet – that is Opole. Perhaps slightly off the beaten track of the most frequent hikes, it will be an interesting proposition for music lovers. Opole is called the capital of Polish song.
There will be, as usual at this time of the year, Easter accents, both culinary (with a recipe for Sękacz) and visual – we are presenting once again the photographs by Kamila Rosińska - as well as her two new stories for children.
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The thirty-six two-metre figures on the roof of the palace
symbolise the power of the contemporary industry, trade,
wisdom, and success; in their hands, they are holding
attributes of hard work: cogwheels, bales of fabric, chains,
hammers, etc. Among them, we can find workers, spinners,
Hermes – the god of trade, protector of merchants, and
Athena – the goddess of wisdom and art, adept at weaving. In
the main body, which performed a representative function, on
the first floor, apart from the Large Dining Room and the
room on the first floor, there are numerous lounges, and on
the ground floor, in a pavilion directly connected with the
palace, there were office and stock-exchange rooms.
Downstairs the side wing, there were warehouses where ready
products were stored and on the first floor, residential
apartments, guest rooms as well as a winter garden covered
with glass domes. World War I and its economic consequences,
especially the closure of commercial outlets, as well as the
wrong policy of the company’s management and the
authorities of the reborn Polish State interrupted the period
of successes of the Poznański Family. Although it formally still
remained the property of Cotton Products Joint-Stock Society
of I. K. Poznański, the palace had new users and the family
was no longer interested in maintaining it.
In September 1939, the Palace was requisitioned by the German
Civil Administration: on 10 April 1940, the supreme authorities
and the main departments of the District of Łódź
(Regierungsbezirk Litzmannstadt) were transferred to the
building.
After the war, the Palace became the seat of the Voivodeship
Office once again, and in 1950 – the seat of the Praesidium of
the Voivodeship National Council. After the war, in late 1940s,
the side wing of the palace was expanded. At the end of the
1950s, a transversal wing, where today the Tax Office has its
seat, was built on. The newly erected part caused the original
surface area of the strolling garden to shrink.
Since 1975, part of the residence of the Poznański Family has
been the seat of the Museum of the City of Łódź (up to 2009
known as the Museum of the History of the City of Łódź). Since
the very beginning of its existence the institution has been
rebuilding, renovating, renewing and preserving the residence,
out of concern to re-establish the building to its former glory.
As a result of preservation works and taking over subsequent
historic rooms of the Palace, the rooms largely regained their
original appearance.
Since 2017, Izrael Poznański’s Palace has been undergoing a
thorough preservation renovation.
Photo: Mariusz Cieszewski / www.polska.pl
Since the times of the World War I, the residence was rebuilt multiple times and it often changed owners. In January 1927, the Voivode of Łódź, Władysław Jaszczołt,
obtained ministerial approval for transferring the Voivodeship Office from its previous seat in the former ‘Bristol’ Hotel at 11 Zawadzka Street (currently, Próchnika
Street). In the 1930s, the winter garden was eliminated and some of the interiors were rebuilt.
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