Type Tenement Completed 1912 Floors 5 | Country Poland Opened 1912 | |
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Architectural style Classic Modern architecture Classification N°601371-Reg.A/1090, 15 December 1993 Location Krasiński street 2 Bydgoszcz, Poland Similar Gęsinowy Szlak Kulinarny, Brda, Esperanto Bridge | ||
Tenement at Krasinski street 2 is an ancient palace in downtown Bydgoszcz.
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Location
The building stands on the eastern side of Gdańska Street, at the corner with Krasiński street.
History
The building, erected in 1912, has been designed by German architect Franz Julius Knüpfer (1861 in Zeulenroda- 1915 in Bydgoszcz). He worked in 1886-1898 in Berlin and came in 1898 to Bydgoszcz where he met Heinrich Seeling when the latter was working on the project of Bydgoszcz theatre. Both were born at the same place in German empire.
In Bydgoszcz, Franz Julius Knüpfer also designed at the same period the plant "LEO" producing shoes, at the corner of Kościuszko and Chocimski Street for the Weynerowski family. The house originally had a large glass commercial premise on the ground floor.
In 1917, the owner of the building was Boniface Cyrus, who ran here a department store and an exclusive fashion shop following the parisian mode, promoting fashions from abroad.
In the 1920s, Boniface Cyrus organized fashion shows for wealthy clients in luxurious places like the Civil Casino, the Municipal Theatre and, from the 1930s, in his own apartments on the first floor at Krasinski street 2.
Features
Franz Julius Knüpfer used forms of early classic modernism. Monumental forms are underscored by a combination:
The facade on Krasiński Street features some additional architectural elements: two bay windows, the entry gate topped with a triangular pediment flanked by two bowl shaped sculptures, and curved balconies. The ensemble has been entirely rebuilt in the 1920s.
The building has been registered on the Pomeranian Heritage List (N°601371-Reg.A/1090), on 15 December 1993.