Kopernika Street, Bydgoszcz

Several buildings on Kopernika Street are registered on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.

The name of the street has changed over time:[1] In the early 20th century, Bydgoszcz was called "Bromberg".

The area lay north of a Christian cemetery which became Ludowy Park, on Jagiellońska street.

At the same time, between 1905 and 1907, the Royal School of Bromberg (Stadt Real Schule) was constructed to the west of the area.

In 1925, the town allowed the resumption of construction and encouraged the project with generous loans and appropriate regulations.

[7] The Copernicanum building appears on the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List, Nr.601363, Reg.A/784 (5 May 1992)[8] It was constructed between 1903 and 1906 by Carl Zaar and Rudolf Vahl.

These include a Prussian realschule; a Copernicus High School for mathematics and natural sciences (1923); and a military hospital during the German occupation (1939 – 1945).

Its statuary includes a metal sculpture of a female figure by Maria Chudoba-Wiśniewska, a mid-20th century sculptor of Poznań.

Round shaped stones can be found on the grass, positioned on ellipse rings surrounding the statue: they represent the planets of the Solar System in orbit, including the Sun and the Moon.

His wife Maria, his daughter Danuta and he were arrested and shot on 4 October 1939 in the forest north of Bydgoszcz (Polish: Las Gdański).

The house had a family area on the ground floor with five bedrooms above and servants' quarters in the basement.

It was designed by Stanisław Mankowski in a Polish national style with elements of functionalism.

The main architectural elements of the building are the entrances on both streets, the avant-corps and the gables.

[5] The house has its original vertical glass opening overhanging the entrance which allows light to enter each floor.

[12] The villa was commissioned by Antoni Weynerowski, the owner of a successful shoe factory, LEO.

The house was a wedding gift to his son, Witold and his wife Julia née Kessler.

She was from the Netherlands, the daughter of a rich merchant and so the roof was designed in the Dutch style of de l'Orme.

After World War II, the villa became the property of the city and became a kindergarten for the children of members of the police force.

Map of Sielanka, 1908