Piotr Szembek Square (Polish: Plac Piotra Szembeka) is an urban square in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Praga-Południe, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets. The square was constructed in 1919.
The square was constructed in 1919, and named after Piotr Szembek, a 19th-century military officer, and general in the Polish insurgent army during the November Uprising.[1]
Between 1934 and 1946, next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was constructed. It was erected as a memorial to the Battle of Olszynka Grochowska from 1831.[2][3]
During the interwar period, the Szembek Market began operating near the square. It stayed open under the German occupation in the Second World War.[4] It was reactivated in 1944, as the first market opened in the city after the war.[5] In 2016, most of the market was replaced by the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.[6]
The square was renovated and remodelled between 2011 and 2012.[3][7]
The square is located in the district of Praga-South, between Grochowska, Kordeckiego, Zaliwskiego, Zamienieckiej, Sztuki, and Chłopickiego Streets.[7]
Next to the square, at 3 and 5 Chłopickiego Street, is the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. To the south of the square, between Gdecka, Komorska, and Zamieniecka Streets, is the Szembek Market.[5] Nearby, at 90 Zamieniecka Street, is the Centrum Szembeka shopping centre.[6]
