Warsaw Arsenal (Polish: Arsenał warszawski) is a building of a military arsenal in Warsaw, Poland. It is located at Długa street, in the proximity of the Warsaw's Old Town. Throughout the ages the building served a variety of roles. It was the scene of heavy fighting during the Warsaw Insurrection of 1794. Currently it houses the State Archaeological Museum. This is wjht aresrdqsrevb An arsenal is an establishment for the construction, repair, receipt, storage and issue of weapons and ammunition. ... Warsaw (Polish: , (?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... The Royal Castle and the Sigismunds Column The Old Towns Market Square (Rynek Starego Miasta) The Old Town (Polish: Stare Miasto) is a historical district of Warsaw. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

History

The building was constructed in mid-16th century by order of King Stefan Batory, initially serving as the war veteran's hostel. During the reign of King Władysław IV of Poland, between 1638 and 1643 the building was thoroughly reconstructed by General of Engineers Paweł Grodzicki (who is also considered the main architect) to suit the needs of a city arsenal (cekhauz, as it was called back then). It received a classicist finish and its walls were thickened in order to allow for its defence against direct attacks. Since then the building served as the main armoury of the Warsaw's garrison. In 18th century it was twice rebuilt, the first time between 1752 and 1754 (by Jan Deybel and Joachim Rauch) and then between 1779 and 1782. The latter modernization of the arsenal was carried over by Szymon Zug and Stanisław Zawadzki, both being among the most renown Polish architects of the epoch. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Stefan Batory (1533-1586) was Prince of Transylvania (1571-1575), then King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1575-1586). ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

During the Warsaw Insurrection of 1794, the building was a scene of heavy fights between the Polish Army and civilians, and the Russian units occupying Warsaw. Damaged during the fights, in 1817 it was rebuilt under leadership of Wilhelm Minter. Following the November Uprising, until 1835 the building was being rebuilt to become a large tsarist prison. However, eventually the Russian authorities decided to build a huge Warsaw Citadel instead and the arsenal was then converted to a place of temporary detention of common criminals, rather than political prisoners held in the citadel. After Poland regained her independence, the building continued to serve as a police precint, but was in dire need of renovation. Between 1935 and 1938, during the presidency of Stefan Starzyński, the arsenal was yet again converted to some other purpose, this time to house the city archive. The main architects, Bruno Zborowski and Andrzej Węgrzecki, decided to restore much of the external design of the courtyard to its original, 17th century outlook. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Cytadela ( Polish for Citadel) is a 19th-century fortress in Warsaw, Poland. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stefan StarzyÅ„ski (1893--1943?) - Polish politician, economist, writer and statesman. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

The building survived the Polish Defensive War of 1939 and continued to serve its pre-war role during the German occupation of Poland. In the spring of 1943 in front of it the Szare Szeregi resistance organization conducted one of its most spectacular actions by liberating a number of political prisoners being transferred by the Gestapo from one prison to another. The operation is hence called the Operation Arsenal. The building then saw heavy fighting during the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising of 1944 and was one of the Polish redoubts in the area, defending the area of Warsaw's Old Town from the west. Following the capitulation of the uprising, the arsenal was completely destroyed by the Germans, together with the surrounding buildings and the Simmons' passage, one of the most luxurious shopping malls in the inter-war city. Polish September Campaign Conflict World War II Date 1 September - 6 October 1939 Place Poland Result Decisive German and Soviet victory The Polish September Campaign — also known as Polish-German War of 1939, in Poland often as Wojna obronna 1939 roku (Defensive War of 1939), in Germany as Polish Campaign... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Szare Szeregi (Polish for Grey Ranks) was a codename for the underground Polish Scouting Association (Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego) during World War II. The organisation was created on September 27, 1939, in Warsaw and largely contributed to all resistance actions of the Polish Secret State and its members were among... The Operation Arsenal, code name: Meksyk II (Polish: Akcja pod Arsenałem) was the first major and legendary operation by the Szare Szeregi (Gray Ranks). ... Combatants Poland Germany Commanders Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Antoni Chruściel, Tadeusz Pełczyński Erich von dem Bach, Rainer Stahel, Heinz Reinefarth, [Bronislav Kaminski] Strength 50,000 troops 25,000 troops Casualties 18,000 killed, 12,000 wounded, 15,000 taken prisoner 250,000 civilians killed 10,000 killed... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

In 1948 it was decided that the arsenal be rebuilt in its original form. Until 1950 the workers, supervised by Bruno Zborowski, the author of pre-war reconstruction, rebuilt the building in a similar shape to how it looked like in 17th century. Since 1959 it houses the Archaeological Museum of Warsaw. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Arsenal
• Operation Arsenal

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Reference

1. (Polish) Ryszard Mączewski. Arsenał - Archiwum Miejskie. Architektura przedwojennej Warszawy. warszawa1939.pl.

External link

• State Archaeological Museum