Chopin's Piano
Kraków Fountains
Memorial fountain, Stare Miasto district. A fountain in the shape of a piano commemorates Frédéric Chopin and stands in the Planty park on Franciszkańska Street. The design dates from 1949 and was prepared by Maria Jarema, a painter and sculptor; it was executed by the sculptor Wanda Czełkowska. Jarema died in 1958, and the monument was unveiled only on 2 October 2006.
History
The fountain is shaped like a grand piano and commemorates Frédéric Chopin. It was designed in 1949 by Maria Jarema, a painter, sculptor and stage designer, and made by Wanda Czełkowska. The designer died in 1958, and the monument was only unveiled on 2 October 2006. It stands in Planty Park, at the junction of Franciszkańska and Straszewskiego Streets, opposite the Kraków Philharmonic.
Did you know?
Water spurts here from eight of the piano's strings and hammers, creating an unusual artistic effect.