Jerzy Głogowski's architecture beyond the contemporary Polish borders

We do not know much about this architect, but it is definitely worth getting to know his profile and achievements. Jerzy Głogowski, as he is referred to, is an artist who exerted a great influence on Galician urban planning. Moreover, he created a series of watercolours depicting Ukrainian folk costumes in the 19th century.

Jerzy Grzymała Głogowski (1777-1839) was an architect and painter connected with Lviv . When he was 26, he moved to Krakow, where he was employed as a government architect - he worked on the renovation of fortifications at the time. After a few years, he returned to his home town, which was then the heart of Galicia. There he also gained employment as an architect, and later also as deputy head of the Galician Construction Directorate . He then converted the Piarist College into a hospital.

In 1811. Głogowski created a project for the reconstruction of the Potocki Palace in Nowosiółki , which was to be adapted for the Sisters of Mercy convent. At present, this plan is in the archives of the convent of this congregation in Kraków, and the building itself has not survived to this day . He also spearheaded the reconstruction of the Rymars' Tower in Lviv - he turned it into the bell tower of the Dominican monastery.

Of key importance, however, was the work of Jerzy Glogowski in the 1920s and 1930s. - At the time, he was responsible for the project to build the new Lviv City Hall . At the same time, he left behind a watercolour depicting the old Town Hall and a sketch of the Krakow Gate. He also participated in the construction of administrative buildings on Hetman's Bulwarks (today's Svobody Avenue). He also made a significant contribution to the development of Lviv urban planning and the conservation of historic architecture .

Jerzy Glogowski was also the author of watercolours presenting Ukrainian folk costumes - his collection is impressive. He also divided it into smaller cycles , such as 'Lviv costumes' or 'The clothing of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania'. Today they have documentary value . Using the same technique, the artist also painted many architectural buildings that no longer exist, giving us a better insight into what the former capital of Galicia looked like.