House with Chimaeras

House with Chimaeras or Horodecki House is an Art Nouveau building. nThe Polish architect Władysław Horodecki originally constructed the House with Chimaeras for use as his own apartment building during the period of 1901–1902. However, as the years went by, Horodecki eventually had to sell the building due to financial troubles, after which it changed ownership numerous times before finally being occupied by an official Communist Party polyclinic until the early 2000s.nThe building derives its popular name from the ornate decorations depicting exotic animals and hunting scenes, which were sculpted by Italian architect Emilio Sala since Horodecki was an avid hunter. The name does not refer to the chimaera of mythology, but to an architectural style known as chimaera decoration in which animal figures are applied as decorative elements to a building. Besides architecture, Horodecki was also interested in big-game hunting, which explains why his building features many animals.