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| '''Artur Zawisza Square''' ({{lang-pl|plac Artura Zawiszy}}, commonly abbreviated as "plac Zawiszy") is a public square in ]'s borough of ]. Currently a major roundabout at the intersection of ], ], ] and ]s, for centuries its' spot was occupied by the so-called '''Jerusalem Toll-house''' or '''Jerusalem Gate''' ({{lang-pl|Rogatki Jerozolimskie}}). The area is named after ], a 19th-century Polish revolutionary who was executed on the spot by Russians in 1833. | '''Artur Zawisza Square''' ({{lang-pl|plac Artura Zawiszy}}, commonly abbreviated as "plac Zawiszy") is a public square in ]'s borough of ]. Currently a major roundabout at the intersection of ], ], ] and ]s, for centuries its' spot was occupied by the so-called '''Jerusalem Toll-house''' or '''Jerusalem Gate''' ({{lang-pl|Rogatki Jerozolimskie}}). The area is named after ], a 19th-century Polish revolutionary who was executed on the spot by Russians in 1833. | ||
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52°13′28″N 20°59′20″E / 52.22444°N 20.98889°E / 52.22444; 20.98889 Artur Zawisza Square (Template:Lang-pl, commonly abbreviated as "plac Zawiszy") is a public square in Warsaw's borough of Ochota. Currently a major roundabout at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue, Raszyńska, Grójecka and Towarowa Streets, for centuries its' spot was occupied by the so-called Jerusalem Toll-house or Jerusalem Gate (Template:Lang-pl). The area is named after Artur Zawisza, a 19th-century Polish revolutionary who was executed on the spot by Russians in 1833.
The Jerusalem Toll-house was created in 1770, as a toll-house on the road leading from down-town Warsaw towards the jurydyka of Nowa Jerozolima ("New Jerusalem") and the Kraków Road (modern Grójecka Street). The spot was chosen for a gate in the newly erected Lubomirski's Ramparts. Between 1816 and 1818 two Classicist buildings of the toll-house were built by Jakub Kubicki. In 1823 a square was created surrounding the new toll-houses. The area, in 19th century still far-removed from the city centre, was a spot of particularly heavy fights during the battle of Warsaw of 1831.
When the fortifications surrounding Warsaw were dismantled, in 1870s the area started to be built-up and settled, initially wooden suburban houses were erected around the square, but already before World War I the area was encroached upon by the dense city infrastructure. In 1909 a tramway line was connected to the square.
During World War II, in 1942 the 19th century toll-houses were dismantled by the Germans, while the buildings surrounding the square were demolished in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising. They were not rebuilt after the war, and the square was surrounded by new office buildings and shopping malls only recently.
Among notable buildings located at Zawisza Sq. are Millenium Plaza and Warszawa Ochota railway station.
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