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Poznanski Palace
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish] |
The Poznanski Palace has been listed as one of the largest and greatest residence of its type. The Poznanski family owned three other palaces as well one in Warsaw, the tenement blocks and a wood villa outside the city. But the palace at Ogrodowa Street was the biggest.
The history of the palace is rather short but very intensive. It started back to 1898. The effort of many architects, designers and artists resulted in the present shape of the building, which is much more decorative and comfortable than others in Lodz. The palace is functionally connected with a huge cotton production plant, a housing estate for workers and other accompanying buildings. In 1888 Poznanski commissioned a well-known architect Hilary Majewski to alter and enlarge the house. The front wall on Zachodnia Street was extended, the whole building acquired an " L" shape, and neo-renaissance forms were enriched with a winter garden located in the central part of a longer wing on the third floor. The palace was divided into three parts: representative part; dining room, ballroom and small salons: a living part with family and guest rooms and a commercial part on ground floor, which was assigned for offices, working rooms, shops and store rooms. The palace was again extended in 1898, when architects E. Rosenthal, J. Jung and A. Zeligson transformed it into a real residence. The work was finished in 1903, but the initiator of the reconstruction and the founder of the company did not survive to see, it finished, as they died in April 1900. The First World War brought huge losses to industry in Lodz and the family was forced to sell the Palace. It became the centre of the Regional Administration in 1927. Between the Wars it came to be the seat of local administration offices. During the Second World War the seat of German local administration had their offices there. The Museum of History of Lodz was found in 1975. The first director was Antoni Szram. The Museum began its first cultural activity with the exhibition devoted to Piotrkowska Street. |
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Hi Lilianna, amazing photo. Great choice to use B/W. I like how the photo was taken from the dirt, it gives a great contrast with that amazing building.
Nice POV and composition.
Good Job.
Daniel
Serwus Lilianna!
Interesujaca praca. Fotografi wyglada niczym pocztowka sprzed wojny.
Pozdrawiam!
- mark88
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Po miniaturce myślałem, że to jakieś historyczne zdjęcie. Okazuje się, że to czasy obecne.
Interesujące wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.
Dokładnie jak poprzedniczy, zdjęcie jak z czasów wojennych. super ujęcie.
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