Art Nouveau door

Emanuel Rost junior

The door in the tenement house Kamienica Pod Żabami before the renovation in 2020. The tenement house is located on the corner of Wojska Polskiego Square and Targowa Street in Bielsko-Biała. It was erected in 1903 for Rudolf Nahowski according to the design of the Bielsko architect Emanuel Rost junior. It is one of the most interesting examples of Art Nouveau in the city. The corner building has a body enriched by a corner tower and a bay window from the side of Wojska Polskiego Square, and the façades are imitated with a half-timbered structure. The windows on the ground floor have a varied, Art Nouveau pattern, similar to portals and woodwork. The elevations are covered with a very rich stucco decoration, which consists of plant motifs, insects, and above all, the characteristic figures of frogs above the entrance from Targowa Street.