Grunwald Monument

Grunwald Monument in Kraków
Pomnik Grunwaldzki w Krakowie
The Grunwald Monument in 2022
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50°03′59.1″N 19°56′31.7″E / 50.066417°N 19.942139°E / 50.066417; 19.942139
LocationMatejko Square, Kraków, Poland
DesignerAntoni Wiwulski
Typeequestrian statue
Materialbronze, granite
Height24 meters (78 ft)
Completion date1910 (reconstructed in 1976)
Opening date15 July 1910
Dedicated to500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald

The Grunwald Monument (Polish: Pomnik Grunwaldzki) is an equestrian statue of King of Poland Władysław II Jagiełło (1352–1434) located at Matejko Square in Kraków's Old Town and constructed in 1910 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.

The statue depicts Jagiełło atop his horse with his cousin, and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Vytautas to his front. On either side of Jagiełło are soldiers lifting their arms in celebration of victory. Depicted lying dead at the steps of the statue is Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich von Jungingen. It was destroyed in 1939 by Nazi Germans and reconstructed in 1976 according to project by Marian Konieczny.