page_title: Świdermajer
hierarchical_section_title: Świdermajer
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Sanatorium Gurewicza w Otwocku w okresie miedzywojennym, egzemplarz stylu architektonicznego zwanego Świdermajer z Mazowsza English: Gurewicz retreat before World War II, example of Świdermajer, a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia
context_page_description: Świdermajer is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the middle classes. Developed by Michał Elwiro Andriolli, the style combined traditional elements of local wooden architecture with the Swiss style popular after the world fair in Vienna of 1873, Russian traditional houses of the common people and some elements of the decorative art from the Podhale region.
context_section_description: Świdermajer ([ɕfidɛrˈmajɛr]) is a distinct Polish architectural style developed in late 19th and early 20th century in Masovia along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the middle classes. Developed by Michał Elwiro Andriolli, the style combined traditional elements of local wooden architecture with the Swiss style popular after the world fair in Vienna of 1873 (wide roofs), Russian traditional houses of the common people (wooden porches with windows) and some elements of the decorative art from the Podhale region.
caption: Gurewicz retreat in prewar Poland, Świdermajer. Otwock
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