Kaczyński Monument in Radom, Memorial statue in Radom, Poland

The Kaczyński Monument is a 2.5-metre sculpture of Lech and Maria Kaczyński by Andrzej Renes, unveiled on 18 June 2013 at the corner of Żeromskiego and Traugutta streets, near the Bernardine monastery in Radom. Two plaques on its sides list the names of the victims of the Smolensk air disaster.

The monument was unveiled on 18 June 2013 at the junction of Żeromskiego and Traugutta streets, near the Bernardine monastery. It was the first sculpture in Poland to depict Lech and Maria Kaczyński, built on the initiative of a civic committee chaired by MP Marek Suski. Funded mainly by collections across the Mazowieckie region, it cost 230,000 złoty; the ceremony drew Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, Jarosław Kaczyński, MPs and families of the Smolensk crash victims.

The monument was funded mainly by collections across the Mazowieckie region and cost 230,000 złoty; its construction stirred controversy among Radom residents from the start. It was initiated by a civic committee chaired by MP Marek Suski. Two plaques on its sides list the names of the victims of the Smolensk air disaster.

The monument stands at the corner of Żeromskiego and Traugutta streets, next to the Bernardine monastery, about 2.5 metres tall with two plaques of Smolensk disaster victims at its sides. It is a street-level sculpture reached on foot from the surrounding pavements, so allow a short stop rather than a scheduled visit.

The monument was funded mainly by collections across the Mazowieckie voivodeship and cost 230,000 złoty. Its unveiling on 18 June 2013 was attended by Jarosław Kaczyński, Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga, parliamentarians and families of the Smolensk crash victims. An open-air exhibition, "Warto być Polakiem", opened at the same time, honouring three victims from the Radom region: BOR officer Capt. Paweł Janeczek, navigator Capt. Artur Ziętek and flight technician 2nd Lt. Andrzej Michalak.