Świdermajer

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Świdermajer is a distinct architectural style developed in late 19th century and early 20th century in Masovia, along the railroad linking Warsaw with Otwock. The style was applied almost exclusively to wooden villas of the burghers. Developed by Michał Elwiro Andriolli, the style combined traditional elements of local wooden architecture with Swiss style popular after the World Fair in Vienna of 1873 (wide roofs), Russian traditional houses of the common people (wooden porches with windows) and some elements of the decorative art from the Podhale region.

The name was most probably coined by Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński and was a play on the words biedermeier and Świder, the latter being the name of a river along which a number of villas were built.