Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Katowice, Poland

The Monument to the Fallen Miners of the "Wujek" Coal Mine – a monument on the Solidarity Square, in front of the main building of the "Wujek" mine, at Wincenty Pola Street in Brynów in Katowice.

Wikipedia: Pomnik poległych górników KWK „Wujek” (PL)

Museum – Memorial Chamber of the Wujek Mine in Katowice – a museum located in Katowice, on the premises of the "Wujek" Coal Mine in the Brynów district. Dedicated to the memory of the pacification of the mine, which took place on December 16, 1981, after the introduction of martial law.

Wikipedia: Muzeum – Izba Pamięci Kopalni Wujek w Katowicach (PL), Website

The Kosciuszko Park, which has existed since 1925, is one of the most famous and frequented parks in Katowice, Poland. It is situated at the street of the same name.

Wikipedia: Kościuszko Park (EN)

Parachute Tower in Katowice is a 35-metre tall lattice parachute tower built in 1937 for training parachute jumps. It was used in the first days of World War II by Germany's 73rd Infantry Division as an observation tower.

Wikipedia: Parachute Tower in Katowice (EN)

Cardinal August Hlond Square in Katowice – a square located in the Śródmieście district of Katowice, in the city center. It is located between the following streets: Mikołowska, Henryka Jordana, Głowackiego and J. Poniatowskiego.

Wikipedia: Plac Augusta Hlonda w Katowicach (PL)

The Archdiocesan Museum in Katowice – a museum of religious art existing in Katowice, collects artifacts related to the history of the Catholic Church and the inhabitants of Upper Silesia.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Katowicach (PL), Website

Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach is a classicist and modernist archcathedral in Katowice-Śródmieście, Katowice, Poland. Constructed between 1927 and 1955, the Archcathedral of Christ the King is the largest archcathedral and cathedral in Poland, 120,000 metres cubed large.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice (EN), Website

The Monument of Pope John Paul II is a monument in Katowice, located in the north-west corner of the Cathedral Square in Katowice. On the opposite side of Powstańców Street there is the John Paul II Square.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Papieża Jana Pawła II w Katowicach (PL)

The Monument to Stanisław Moniuszko in Katowice is a monument in Katowice's Śródmieście district, located on Karol Miarka Square.

Wikipedia: Pomnik_Stanisława_Moniuszki_w_Katowicach (PL)

Stanisław Ligoń's bench is located in Katowice in front of the building where the Katowice Polish Radio station has been operating since August 1937. The bench-monument was unveiled on 19 October 2012 during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the radio station in the building at 29 Juliusza Ligonia Street.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Stanisława Ligonia w Katowicach (PL)

The Museum of the History of Computers and Computer Science – a private museum dedicated to the history of computers and computer science, established in Katowice on December 12, 2012.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii Komputerów i Informatyki (PL), Website

The Monument of Wojciech Korfanty in Katowice – a monument commemorating Wojciech Korfanty located on the square of the Silesian Parliament, between the Silesian Voivodeship Office and the Faculty of Philology of the University of Silesia in Katowice, unveiled on 19 June 1999.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Wojciecha Korfantego w Katowicach (PL)

Obelisk of the Silesian Eagles – a monument located in the centre of Katowice commemorating the place where the building of the Silesian Museum was erected before World War II.

Wikipedia: Obelisk Orłów Śląskich w Katowicach (PL)

Monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski – unveiled in 1993, a monument to Józef Piłsudski located on Bolesław Chrobry Square, in front of the pediment of the building of the Silesian Voivodeship Office in Katowice. The monument was placed with its back to the building of the former Provincial Council of Trade Unions.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Józefa Piłsudskiego w Katowicach (PL)

Educational House – Silesian Library – a building in Katowice, located in the city center at 12 Francuska Street. One of the examples of modernist architecture in Upper Silesia. Its designers were architects Stanisław Tabeński and Józef Rybicki. The building was designed in 1928 in the functionalist style, and it was completed in 1934.

Wikipedia: Dom Oświatowy – Biblioteka Śląska (PL)

The Museum of the History of Katowice – a local government cultural institution, whose tasks include documenting the past of Katowice and disseminating the historical, artistic and aesthetic values of the city as part of the Upper Silesian, Polish and European heritage.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii Katowic (PL), Website

The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music is a school of music of university level in Katowice, in Poland. It is named for Karol Szymanowski.

Wikipedia: Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music (EN)

The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Katowice is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Graniczna Street in the Katowice district of Osiedle Paderewskiego-Muchowiec.

Wikipedia: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Katowicach (PL), Website

Council of Europe Square in Katowice is a city square located in Katowice, in the Paderewskiego-Muchowiec district. To the east of the square there is the I. Paderewski housing estate. It is located at the junction of Graniczna, Powstańców, Księdza Konstantego Damrota and Przemysłowa Streets. From the north, there are outlets of short St. Hyacinth and Prosta streets.

Wikipedia: Plac Rady Europy w Katowicach (PL)

Catholic cemetery at ul. French in Katowice - a necropolis founded in 1870 in connection with the construction of the church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. This is one of the oldest and most valuable in terms of historical necropolis in Katowice. It borders with the Evangelical cemetery located on the same street.

Wikipedia: Cmentarz przy ul. Francuskiej w Katowicach (PL)

The Evangelical cemetery at Francuska Street in Katowice is a necropolis at Francuska Street in Katowice, owned by the Evangelical-Augsburg parish in Katowice. It stretches between the streets: Francuska, Powstańców Śląskich and Konstantego Damrota, bordering the Catholic cemetery. In February 1993, it was entered into the register of monuments.

Wikipedia: Cmentarz ewangelicki przy ul. Francuskiej w Katowicach (PL)