A visit to this place will surely take you in a journey back in history to the times of Poland's glory. The Granary on the Narew river is a granary built in 1838-44 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki near the mouth of the Narew river in north-eastern Poland. The building was built in the neo-Renaissance style by POLISH architect Jan Jakub Gay and funded by the POLISH Bank (this information really surprised me!). It not only served as a storage to the nearby Modlin fortress, but also had a defense function as the first floor was provided with holes adapted to conduct artillery and gun fire. Today almost a ruin still makes a great impression with its grandeur and decorativeness. The main gate to the granary still keeps the signs of the past glory with its decorative character. The pigeon found itself a glorious oratory in the place of the head missing on the decorative relief over the main gate. The interior is cut by multiple passages, stairs and gates reminding of a sort of a labirynth. The walls carry numerous still well-sustained dreadful masks. Their facial expressions are indeed powerful. Some window holes still carry old wooden shutters, but most of them are now almost like gates to other dimensions. One can only wonder what could once feel simple peasants who approached the budiling from the river side on a misty day with all these dreadful faces staring down on them. Though the building is generally neglected surprisingly as I have learned the west wing did not come down by itself. It was knocked down by communist authorities who used the reclaimed building materials for post-war repairs and other purposes. The brick used in this case must have been of a very good quality. Possibly imported from abroad. Otherwise the building would probably not have stood up till today as the Polish brick at the time was believed to be of low quality.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
POLAND FOR BEGINNERS
Hi! My name is Victoria. Welcome to my personal travel photoblog about Poland created especially for you, my foreign friends, who are curious about Poland!
ABOUT MEEnglish philologist and film editor by education. Translator by occupation. A lover of my motherland Poland and globetrotter with journalist ambitions. Passionate about photography. I love traveling, active way of spending time and contact with nature. Experience and explore - that is what drives me! I am on the look for happy islands. Archives
March 2019
Categories
All
|
VICTORIA TUCHOLKA |
|