Tarnów, Masovian Voivodeship

Tarnów
Village
Tarnów is located in Poland
Tarnów
Tarnów
Coordinates: 51°48′N 21°27′E / 51.800°N 21.450°E / 51.800; 21.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipMasovian
CountyGarwolin
GminaWilga
Population
90
Area code25
Vehicle registrationWG

Tarnów [ˈtarnuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilga, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Wilga, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Garwolin, and 56 km (35 mi) south-east of Warsaw.

The Aleksa Votive Chapel

The small and modest building built near the village of Tarnów was designed by Marta and Lech Rowiński, as a wooden structure in a form of chapel with small bell tower. Three windowless walls are fully covered by wooden elements and the fourth wall is made entirely of glass.[2] The structure is usually called a chapel or church, but it is incorrect, as stated in a letter by local Catholic bishop of diocese of Siedlce in 2020, as it has never been consecrated.[3]

This timber chapel-like building received a measure of international acclaim by being shortlisted for 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - the Mies van der Rohe Award. Locally, it was honored by getting into top 5 candidates list for annual architecture award of Polityka magazine in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ "Kaplica w Tarnowie na Mazowszu". architektura.muratorplus.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. ^ a b "Co dalej ze słynną "kaplicą" z Tarnowa nad Wisłą? "Telefony się urywały"". Onet Wiadomości (in Polish). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-05-25.