Jan Matejko Monument in Kraków

Jan Matejko Monument is a statue in Kraków, Poland, located in the Planty Park near Basztowa Street, west of the Barbican nd opposite the Academy of Fine Arts. It stands in the same place where a monument to Soviet Army soldiers stood until 1997.

 History 
The idea for the monument came from Professor Stanisław Pytko from AGH University in Kraków. The city council decided to honor Jan Matejko with a statue in 2008, but it took five more years before the city had enough money to build it. The winning design was made by Jan Tutaj, a professor at the Kraków Academy of Fine Arts. The monument was unveiled on 12 November 2013 by Kraków's mayor, Jacek Majchrowski. The date was chosen because it was the 175th anniversary of Matejko's birth and the 120th anniversary of his death. The bronze casting was done by the company ART-Studio.

 Description 
The statue shows Jan Matejko, a famous Polish painter, sitting in a chair, framed like a painting. The bronze figure is placed on a pedestal made of red granite. On the pedestal, there is a white inscription: Jan Matejko 1838–1893.

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Category:Monuments and memorials
Category:Kraków