 the racÅawice panorama (polish: panorama racÅawicka) is a monumental (15 Ã 114 meter) cycloramic painting depicting the battle of racÅawice, during the koÅciuszko uprising. it is currently located in wrocÅaw, poland. the painting is one of only a few preserved relics of a genre of 19th century mass culture, and the oldest in poland. the panorama stands in a circular fashion and, with the viewer in the center, presents different scenes at various viewing angles. a special kind of perspective used in the painting and additional effects (lighting, artificial terrain) create a feeling of reality. == history ==   the idea came from the painter jan styka in lwÃ³w who invited the renowned battle-painter wojciech kossak to participate in the project.jÃ³zef piÄtek, maÅgorzata dolistowska, "panorama racÅawicka", wrocÅaw 1988, isbn 83-04-02757-7 they were assisted by ludwik boller, tadeusz popiel, zygmunt rozwadowski, teodor axentowicz, wÅodzimierz tetmajer, wincenty wodzinowski and michaÅ sozaÅski. the project was conceived as a patriotic manifestation commemorating the 100th anniversary of the victorious battle of racÅawice, a famous episode of the koÅciuszko insurrection, a heroic but ultimately failed attempt to defend polish independence. the battle was fought on 4 april 1794 between the insurrectionist force of regulars and peasant volunteers (armed with scythes) under koÅciuszko (1746â1817) himself and the russian army commanded by general alexander tormasov. for the nation which had lost its independence, the memory of this glorious victory was particularly important. the national exhibition, organized in lwÃ³w in 1894, offered an excellent opportunity to realize stykaâs idea. canvas, woven to order, was bought in brussels, the specially built rotundaâs iron structure (designed by ludwik ramuÅt) in vienna. the rotunda, located in stryjski park in lwÃ³w, was ready in july 1893. the huge panorama painting was executed within 9 months, between august 1893 and may 1894. the official opening was on 5 june 1894. since the very beginning, panorama of the battle of racÅawice attracted enormous attention and brought crowds of tourists to lwÃ³w. on average 75 000 viewers visited it every year.romuald nowak "panorama racÅawicka", muzeum narod
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