Agrykola

Agrykola

At just over 800m and totally devoid of cars, Agrykola is one of Warsaw's most beautiful streets. It was built in 1777-1779 and 1 year later the architect Dominik Merlini added a small stone bridge where a monument to Jan III Sobieski was placed in 1788. The first gas street lanterns in Warsaw appeared on Agrykola street in the middle of the 19^th century, which, having been thoroughly renovated, can still be seen today. Despite the connotations of the name, the street has nothing to do with agriculture. It actually comes from the surname of the 18^th century engineer, Karol Ludwik Agricola, who designed the street as a path following a dried out stream leading directly to Łazienki Park.