A bronze statue of Ignacy Łukasiewicz on a Volyn granite pedestal is located in the square in front of the City Hall. The creator of the global oil industry, the founder of the world's first oil mine in Bóbrka and the designer of the oil lamp prototype with his right hand points to the earth - a source of valuable rock oil. The monument by the eminent artist Jan Raszka was erected in 1932, on the 50th anniversary of the death of the great inventor.
The activity of Łukasiewicz connected with the distillation of crude oil not only significantly contributed to the development of Krosno and the surrounding area, but changed the reality of all of Galicia. The inventor, entrepreneur and passionate patriot was also a great social activist, including co-founder of the Krosno Advance Society.
100,000 came to the unveiling ceremony of the monument. people. Krosno was one of the first cities to honor a modest oil pioneer who used to say that what a person does should serve many generations.
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