Alliance Square
The Alliance Square is a short street and urban square in Warsaw, Poland, located in the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa, within the district of Praga-South. To the north it intersects with Francuska and Zwycięzców Streets, and to the south, it turns to Paryska Street. Originally developed as a small urban square, it was reduced a street in the early 2000s. It is surrounded on both sides by mid-rise apartment buildings.
Toponomy
The square was named after the Franco-Polish alliance in the interwar period. The neighbouring Francuska Street and Paryska Street were also named in its honour.
History
In 1963, next to the square was opened the cinema Sawa, the first in Saska Kępa neighbourhood. In front of it was placed a sculpture by Jerzy Chojnacki, depicting of a mermaid holding a bouquet. Currently it stands at 274 Grochowska Street. Next to the building stood a large car park. On the eastern side was located the Drukarz Sports Club complex with association football field. On 16 September 1987, in front of the cinema was unveiled the bust of Stefan Żeromski, sculptured by Stanisław Sikora. The building was demolished in 2000, while the sculpture was moved several meters further from its location. In 1998, at the façade of an apartment building at 8 Alliance Square, was installed a commemorative plaque dedicated to Grażyna Lipińska, a veteran of the First and Second World Wars, a lieutenant colonel in the Polish Armed Forces, and a political prisoner of a Soviet Gulag. In 2002, around the square were constructed two large mid-rise apartment buildings, removing most of its area, and reducing it to a street.
Overview
The Alliance Square is a short street, which intersects with Francuska and Zwycięzców Streets to the north, turns to Paryska Street in the south. It is surrounded on both sides by mid-rise apartment buildings. Next to the intersection with Zwyciężców Street stands the bust of Stefan Żeromski, sculptured by Stanisław Sikora and unveiled in 1987. The façade of an apartment building at 8 Alliance Square features a commemorative plaque dedicated to Grażyna Lipińska, a veteran of the First and Second World Wars, a lieutenant colonel in the Polish Armed Forces, and a political prisoner of a Soviet Gulag.