HISTORICIST formS in the DESIGNS oF A 19TH CENTURY WARSAW architeCt AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE WORKS OF Julian Ankiewicz
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IWONA sZUSTAKIEWICZ
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Nineteenth century architects used a formal language developed in the course of many centuries and across many geographical areas – Historicism was a style that encompassed a variety of trends and shades. It evolved. In the early phase, it used historic patterns in an intuitive and subjective manner to merge styles in a syncretic manner and combine forms of different origins. Mature Historicism was characterised by pursuing stylistic purity and appropriate use of historic architectural motifs. The late phase was eclectic and proposed mixing motifs from various periods in one façade.
This article is an attempt to present and analyse the legacy of Julian Ankiewicz and study the stylistic solutions he used. The architect’s designs included works which reflected a number of stylistic trends of historicist architecture: the most represented Renaissance Revival, but also Rundbogenstil, Gothic Revival, Baroque Revival and Oriental style. The works of Julian Ankiewicz generally reflect the tendencies that shaped the architectural climate of Warsaw in late 19th century. Analysing them can therefore contribute to better understanding of the stylistic features of historicist architecture of Warsaw.
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Keywords: Warsaw, 19th century architecture, Historicism, Julian Ankiewicz