Sigismund's Column
Kolumna Zygmunta | |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
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| Coordinates | 52°14′50.31″N 21°00′48.3″E / 52.2473083°N 21.013417°E |
| Designer | Clemente Molli |
| Material | Bronze, granite |
| Completion date | November 24, 1644 |
| Dedicated to | Sigismund III Vasa |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, vi |
| Designated | 1980 |
| Part of | Historic Centre of Warsaw |
| Reference no. | 30bis |
| Designated | 1994-09-08 |
| Part of | Warsaw – historic city center with the Royal Route and Wilanów |
| Reference no. | M.P. 1994 nr 50 poz. 423 |
Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history. The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw. It is part of the Historic Centre of Warsaw, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980.
On the Corinthian column which used to be of red marble and is 8.5 m (28 ft) tall, a sculpture of the King, 2.75 m (9 ft) tall, in archaized armour is placed. Sigismund's Column now stands at 22 m (72 ft) and is adorned by four eagles. The king is dressed in armour, carries a cross in one hand and wields a sword in the other.