John III Sobieski Memorial
John III Sobieski Memorial is a sculpture in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Ujazdów in the Downtown district, in the Royal Baths Park. It is a sandstone equestrian statue of John III Sobieski, monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1674 to 1696, commemorating his victory in the battle of Vienna in 1683, against the Ottoman Empire.Photo: Cezary p, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument
- Also known as: “Jan III Sobieski” and “John III Sobieski Monument in Warsaw”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palace on the Isle and Hermitage.
Palace on the Isle
Museum
Photo: Fred Romero, CC BY 2.0.
The Palace on the Isle, also known as the Baths Palace, is a classicist palace in Warsaw's Royal Baths Park, the city's largest park, occupying over 76 hectares of the city center. Palace on the Isle is situated 260 metres south of John III Sobieski Memorial.
Polish Army Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The Polish Army Stadium, official named the Marshall Józef Piłsudski Legia Warsaw Stadium, is an all-seater, highest fourth category football-specific stadium located at 3 Łazienkowska Street in the Śródmieście district, Powiśle area, within the square of the streets: Łazienkowska, Czerniakowska, Kusocińskiego and Myśliwiecka. Polish Army Stadium is situated 500 metres northeast of John III Sobieski Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ujazdów and Wooden houses in Jazdów.
Ujazdów
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ujazdów is a prominent neighbourhood situated in central Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is the southernmost part of the Downtown district, next to Solec and historical Frascati.
Wooden houses in Jazdów
Neighborhood
Photo: Panek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wooden houses in Jazdów is a neighborhood.
Latawiec
Neighborhood
Photo: Emptywords, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Latawiec is a residential neighbourhood in Warsaw, Poland, located in the neighbourhood of South Downtown, and built in the 1950s. The main designer of the architectural layout, which covers an area of approximately 18 hectares, was Eleonora Sekrecka.
John III Sobieski Memorial
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Śródmieście, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.21742° or 52° 13′ 3″ northLongitude
21.03544° or 21° 2′ 8″ eastInception
September 14th, 1788Open location code
9G43628P+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1089165182OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1187970
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“John III Sobieski Memorial” goes by many names.
- German: “Denkmal Johann III. Sobieski in Warschau”
- German: “Pomnik Jana III Sobieskiego w Warszawie”
- Greek: “Μνημείο του Γιαν Γ΄ Σομπιέσκι (Βαρσοβία)”
- Greek: “Μνημείο του Γιαν Γ΄ Σομπιέσκι”
- Polish: “Pomnik Jana III Sobieskiego w Warszawie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jan III Sobieski Bridge and Widok na Pałac na Wyspie.
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