Polish Pavilion in Venice

Poland has its own exhibition pavilion, which is located in Giardini — one of the two main exhibition venues of La Biennale di Venezia. Built in 1932 on the initiative of the Polish artistic community, it cost 200,000 lire.

The pavilion was designed by Brenno del Giudice (1888-1957), who, before becoming an architect, was a successful competitive rower. This graduate of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice (1908) is also the author of the poster for the 15th International Art Exhibition in Venice (1926) and the now defunct pavilions by the entrance to the Biennale grounds. He also designed the ossuary of the Vidor Cemetery (1925), the Church of Christ the King in Sant’Erasmo (1929) and the Marathan Tower in Turin (1932).