- Budowa
- 1903
Description
The villa at 31/33 Wólczańska Street in Łódź, built in 1903 for Leopold Rudolf Kindermann according to Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger's design. The original design provided for building a neo-Romantic palace in the English style. Eventually, it was decided to use the rich Art Nouveau decor, and as a result one of Poland’s most interesting national heritage sites of this style was built. The body of the villa is irregular and asymmetric. The area of the real estate from the street side is separated by the railing with a gate. Windows of various shapes are surrounded by floral decor. The richly decorated outbuilding, in which there are relief trees with roots and crowns placed round the windows, is the distinguishing feature. The entrance is preceded by a portico supported by columns in the form of apple tree trunks, with capitals in the form twigs with fruit and leaves. At present, the City Art Gallery, in which collections of contemporary Polish arts are displayed, has its seat in the building.
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