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Pomnik Sokratesa Starynkiewicza w Warszawie Zespół Stacji Filtrów 2017
Pomnik Sokratesa Starynkiewicza w Warszawie Zespół Stacji Filtrów 2017

The Sokrates Starynkiewicz Monument (Polish: Pomnik Sokratesa Starynkiewicza) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Ochota, in the Water Filters complex, near 81 Koszykowa Street. It consists of a bust depicting Sokrates Starynkiewicz, a 19th-century military officer and statesman, who was the mayor of Warsaw from 1875 and 1892. It was originally designed by Jan Woydyga, and unveiled in 1907. It was destroyed in 1944 during the Second World War, and its replica was unveiled in 1996.

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