The chapel of Karol Scheibler, next to the Old Evangelical - Augsburg Cemetery on Ogrodowa Street 43, is a major architectural work in old
Łódź,
Poland.
Łódź is known for its
architectural monuments which form a record of the city's heritage, particularly its unique nineteenth century development. The
chapel and
mausoleum of
Karol Scheibler are noted examples of architecture from this period.
Karl Scheibler
Karl Wilhelm Scheibler (1820 - 1881) was an
industrial magnate who raised the profile of Łódź within the
textile industry of Europe. He created a large industrial empire on Priest's Mill (
Księży Młyn).
While contributing heavily to the textile industry, Scheibler was also a noted
philanthropist. After his death, his
widow Anna Scheibler, son Karol Wilhelm, daughter Matylda and
son-in-law Edward Herbst contributed large quantities of money towards erecting buildings which would be useful to the city: schools, hospitals (such as the one on Milionowa Street, and the Children's Hospital named named after
Janusz Korczak), and
church (amongst them the Jesuit's Church, and the Archicathedral of Łódź). They were renowned for
donating to a range of
charities.
Construction and architectural significance
After Karol Scheibler's death, his wife Anna erected the
mausoleum-like chapel in his memory. The chapel was built between 1885-1888 by Varsovian architects
Edward Lilpop and
Józef Dziekoński.
Newspapers in
Warsaw wrote, "the chapel is a monument executed with...
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