Aleksander Kamiński Monument (Warsaw)

Aleksander Kamiński Monument
	The monument in 2017.
	52°12′41″N 21°01′43″E / 52.211454°N 21.028580°E
Location	Royal Baths Park, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
Designer	Wiesław Winkler
Type	Bust
Material	Bronze
Opening date	2006
Dedicated to	Aleksander Kamiński

Aleksander Kamiński Monument (Polish: Pomnik Aleksandra Kamińskiego) is a sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district. It has a form of a bronze bust of Aleksander Kamiński, a 20th-century school teacher and soldier, who during the Second World War was one of leaders of the Grey Ranks resistance organisation in German-occupied Poland. The sculpture was designed by Wiesław Winkler and unveiled in 2006. It is located in the southeaster part of the Royal Baths Park, near the Egyptian Temple.

History

The monument was dedicated to Aleksander Kamiński, a 20th-century school teacher and soldier, who during the Second World War was one of leaders of the Grey Ranks resistance organisation in German-occupied Poland. The sculpture was designed by Wiesław Winkler and unveiled in 2006.^[1]

Characteristics

The monument has a form of a bronze bust of Aleksander Kamiński, wearing a uniform of a Polish Scouting and Guiding Association member, as well as a rogatywka scout hat. The sculpture is placed on a pedestal, which features inscription that reads "Aleksander Kamiński 'Kamyk' 1903–1978". It is located in the southeaster part of the Royal Baths Park, near the Egyptian Temple.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Izabela Zychowicz, Jadwiga Abramowicz: Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie w Warszawie. Warsaw: Royal Baths Museum, 2013, p. 214. ISBN 978-83-935584-3-8. (in Polish)
^ "Aleksander Kamiński (1903–1978)". lazienki-kroleskie.pl (in Polish).

[zych-1] Izabela Zychowicz, Jadwiga Abramowicz: Muzeum Łazienki Królewskie w Warszawie. Warsaw: Royal Baths Museum, 2013, p. 214. ISBN 978-83-935584-3-8. (in Polish)

[lk-2] "Aleksander Kamiński (1903–1978)". lazienki-kroleskie.pl (in Polish).

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