Enrico Marconi, known in Poland as Henryk Marconi (7 January 1792 in Rome

Rome

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 – 21 February 1863 in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

), was an Italian

Italy

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 architect who spent most of his life in Congress Poland

Congress Poland

The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...

.

Initially he was taught by his father Leander, later on, between 1806 and 1810, he studied both at the University of Bologna

University of Bologna

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 and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna

The Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna is a post-secondary school for studies in the visual arts, founded in 1710.- External links :...

. In 1822 he was commissioned by general Ludwik Michał Pac to complete his palace in Dowspuda (then in Congress Poland, now in north-eastern Poland

Poland

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). He settled in Warsaw, where from 1827 he worked for the Council of State

Council of State (Kingdom of Poland)

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 and where he became professor (1851-1858) at the Academy of Fine Arts.

Enrico Marconi married a daughter of general Pac's gardener, Małgorzata (Margaret) Heiton, who came from a Scottish family settled in Poland. One of their sons, Leandro

Leandro Marconi

Leandro Marconi was a Polish architect, active mainly in Warsaw. His father was Enrico Marconi, also a famed architect associated with that city, while his cousin was Leonard Marconi, a sculptor....

, also became an architect.

Selected works

• Hotel Europejski
  Hotel Europejski
  Hotel Europejski is a hotel in the city centre of Warsaw, Poland, opened on 1 January 1857.It is located on the historical Royal Route and close to Warsaw Old Town. Facilities include an art gallery and a coffee and pastry shop....
  
   in Warsaw
  Warsaw
  Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
  
  
• Mausoleum of Stanisław Kostka Potocki in Wilanów
  Wilanów
  Wilanów is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.-History:...
  
  
• The Pumping Room Building at Wilanów Palace
  Wilanów Palace
  Wilanów Palace is a royal palace located in the Wilanów district, Warsaw. Wilanów Palace survived the time of Poland's partitions and both World Wars and has preserved its authentic historical qualities, also is one of the most important monuments of Polish culture.The palace and park in Wilanów...
  
  
• Rail stations in Warsaw, Granica and Sosnowiec
  Sosnowiec
  Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
  
   on the Warsaw-Vienna Railway
  Warsaw-Vienna Railway
  The Warsaw-Vienna Railway was a railway system which operated in Congress Poland, a part of the Russian Empire, from 1845 until 1912, when it was nationalized by the Russian government...
  
  
• Water tower in Saxon Garden
  Saxon Garden
  The Saxon Garden is a 15.5–hectare public garden in downtown Warsaw, Poland, facing Piłsudski Square. It is the oldest public park in the city...
  
  , Warsaw
• Great Synagogue, Łomża
• All Saints Church, Warsaw