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| Length | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) |
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| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| South end | Union of Lublin Square |
| North end | Bank Square |
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| Inauguration | 1757 |
Marszałkowska Street (Polish:ulica Marszałkowska), also known by itsEnglish nameMarshal Street, is one of the main thoroughfares ofWarsaw, Poland, located in the district ofŚródmieście. It runs along the north–south axis, fromBank Square in the north to theUnion of Lublin Square in the south.
Contrary to a commonurban legend that attributes the name toMarshal of PolandJózef Piłsudski, the street's name actually relates to 18th-centuryGrand Marshal of the CrownFranciszek Bieliński.[1][2]
Marszałkowska street was established by Franciszek Bieliński and opened in 1757.[2] It was much shorter then, running only from Królewska Street to Widok Street.[3]
The street was almost entirely destroyed during theWarsaw Uprising of 1944.[3] Rebuilding of Warsaw afterWorld War II coincided with emergence ofsocialist realism, which greatly influenced the surrounding urban architecture.
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