Bust of Georges Clemenceau

Bust of Georges Clemenceau
The monument in 2022.
Interactive map of Bust of Georges Clemenceau
LocationMatejski Street, Downtown, Warsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°13′30″N 21°01′28″E / 52.224934°N 21.024504°E / 52.224934; 21.024504
DesignerBronisław Krzysztof
TypeBust
Opening date26 May 2022
Dedicated toGeorges Clemenceau

The bust of Georges Clemenceau (Polish: popiersie Georges’a Clemenceau; French: buste de Georges Clemenceau) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, placed at the corner of Ujazdów Avenue and Matejski Street, within the South Downtown neighbourhood. It has the form of a bust sculpture of Georges Clemenceau, the Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 to 1920. The monument was designed by Bolesław Krzysztof, and unveiled on 26 May 2022.

History

The monument was proposed and financed by the Association of the Members of the Legion of Honour and the French National Order of Merit, and was approved by the Warsaw City Council. The bust sculpture was designed by Bronisław Krzysztof. It was unveiled on 26 May 2022 by Frédéric Billet, the ambassador of France to Poland. The monument was placed at the Georges Clemenceau Square, at the corner of Ujazdów Avenue and Matejski Street.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Odsłonięcie popiersia Georges'a Clemenceau w Warszawie w obecności Ambasadora Francji". pl.ambafrance.org (in Polish). 4 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nowy pomnik niedaleko Sejmu. Kim był Georges Clemenceau?". tustolica.pl (in Polish). 15 April 2021.
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