Grudziądzkie kamienice. Wybrane zagadnienia

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Grudziądzkie kamienice. Wybrane zagadnienia

Journal Title: Rocznik Grudziądzki - Year 2015, Vol 23, Issue

Abstract

This article raises the issue of the development of the apartment houses in Grudziądz from the Middle Ages to the 30s of the 20th century. The foundation of a medieval town was unequivocally connected with the creation of residential buildings within the town walls characteristic for their narrow building parcels and gable facades. The residential buildings in Grudziądz did not undergone significant changes up to the third quarter of the 19th century. Until then the only thing that changed was the appearance of facades of individual buildings, which started to acquire features of the Renaissance and Baroque architecture. At the end of the 19th century the development of tenement housing was very intense. The houses were built on the basis of the Prussian standards, which employed extensive blocks and facades, whose decors referred to the historical trends. The ornaments of the facades stylistically referred to the historicism, eclecticism and Art Nouveau, had an extensive program of interiors and were intended for various social groups. The most representative buildings were situated in the downtown and the surrounding districts. More modest architecture developed in the outskirts. There were also the flats of various standards in the apartment houses, ranging from luxury flats with numerous rooms (including those for servants) to single room flats. The type of apartment house was developing up to the 1930s. After the Second World War the architecture of this type was not continued. Nevertheless, the buildings that were created before the Second World War has been preserved and serves as the main housing stock in the downtown of Grudziądz.

Authors and Affiliations

Izabela Fijałkowska

EP ID EP495284
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