Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Poznan, Poland
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Experience Poznan in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in PoznanIndividual Sights in PoznanSight 1: Rozpoczęcie nauki w 1945
The monument at Jarochowskiego Street – a monument in the form of a two-part obelisk, located in Poznań, in Łazarz at the main entrance to the school building complex at 1 Jarochowskiego Street / 27 Wyspiańskiego Street, where the first Polish school after the end of World War II was opened. Currently, the complex houses Primary School No. 33, XXXIII High School with Sports Departments and Youth Cultural Center No. 3.
Sight 2: Kościół pw. św. Anny
St. Anne's Church – a neo-Gothic temple on the plan of a Greek cross, located in Poznań's Łazarz district at the corner of Matejki and Limanowskiego Streets. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.
Sight 3: Woodrow Wilson
The Woodrow Wilson Monument in Poznań – a monument depicting the figure of the 28th President of the United States – Thomas Woodrow Wilson, located in Wilson Park in Poznań at the main entrance from Głogowska Street.
Sight 4: Park Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona
Wilson Park in Poznań – a historic park in Poznań, in Łazarz, in the area of the auxiliary unit Osiedle Św. Łazarz, until 1925 functioning as the Botanical Garden.
Sight 5: Hala Betonowa
The Concrete Hall is a building located within the boundaries of Wilson Park in Łazarz in Poznań. Former exhibition pavilion of the East German Exhibition of Industry, Crafts and Agriculture organized in 1911 in the city of Poznań. The hall was entered into the register of monuments under no. A 320 on September 17, 1991.
Sight 6: Perseusz uwalniający Andromedę
The Liberation of Andromeda by Perseus – a sculptural group located in the central part of Wilson Park in Poznań, in front of the Poznań Palm House. It depicts a scene from Greek mythology: Perseus rescuing Andromeda from Ketos' captivity.
Wikipedia: Uwolnienie Andromedy przez Perseusza (Poznań) (PL), Url
Sight 7: Palm house
The Poznań Palm House – a didactic and exhibition botanical institution located in Poznań's Wilson Park. On an area of 4600 m², about 1100 species of plants are presented in 12 pavilions, and 170 species of fish and about 50 species of aquatic plants are presented in the aquarium. The Poznań Palm House is the largest in the country and one of the largest in Europe.
Sight 8: Pawilon 12 (Pałac Targowy)
The Trade Fair Palace – the exhibition pavilion of the Poznań International Fair located at 14 Głogowska Street, in the vicinity of the Heavy Industry Hall and the administrative building.
Sight 9: Pawilon 3A (Hala Reprezentacyjna MTP)
The Representative Hall - the exhibition hall of the Poznań International Fair located at Bukowska Street at the corner of Roosevelta Street, at the inner St. Mark's Square.
Sight 10: Dworzec Letni
The Summer Station in Poznań – a historic building in Poznań, originally built in 1902, in its current shape in 1913. A private luxury railway station erected especially for Kaiser Wilhelm II for visits to Poznań by the German ruling family. The establishment of the imperial station in Poznań was related to its transformation into a city-residence of the German head of state and raising the city to the rank of one of the imperial capitals of the Reich. It is one of the buildings of the Poznań Główny station, and the platform belonging to it is currently marked as 9.
Sight 11: Fontanna Felderhoffa
The Felderhoff Fountain is a fountain located in Poznań within Maciejewski Park, in the vicinity of the intersection of Niepodległości Avenue and Święty Marcin Street, currently part of the Forum Academicum.
Sight 12: Edward Taylor
Monuments to Edward Taylor and Zbigniew Zakrzewski – monuments of Edward Taylor and Zbigniew Zakrzewski located in Poznań, on Aleje Niepodległości, directly at the entrance to the building of the University of Economics, within the so-called Imperial District.
Wikipedia: Pomnik Edwarda Taylora i Zbigniewa Zakrzewskiego w Poznaniu (PL)
Sight 13: Paw
Peacock – an outdoor sculpture that is the optical keystone of Karol Marcinkowski Park in Poznań from the side of Aleja Niepodległości. It stands between the street and the park pond, on a vast lawn.
Sight 14: Juliusz Słowacki
The Juliusz Słowacki Monument – a monument in the form of a bust, commemorating Juliusz Słowacki, located in Marcinkowski Park, in the center of Poznań, near Aleja Niepodległości.
Sight 15: Miejsce planowanego Pomnika Wypędzonych Wielkopolan
The Monument to the Expulsions of Wielkopolska by the Germans in the years 1939 - 1945 – a monument designed in Poznań, currently in the form of a plaque-stele, located at the corner of Towarowa Street at the corner of Powstańców Wielkopolskich, in the Karol Marcinkowski Park. It commemorates the deportation of Poles from Warthegau by the German occupier during World War II.
Sight 16: Park Jana Henryka Dąbrowskiego
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Park – a park located in the centre of Poznań, between Ogrodowa Street in the north, Ratajczaka Street in the west, the back of Półwiejska Street in the east and the Old Brewery building in the south.
Sight 17: Kościół pw. Świętego Krzyża
The Church of the Holy Cross in Poznań – a neo-Gothic temple of the Evangelical Methodist Church, located in the city center at 6 Ogrodowa Street, on the north-eastern edge of the Jan Henryk Dąbrowski Park.
Wikipedia: Kościół Świętego Krzyża w Poznaniu (metodystyczny) (PL)
Sight 18: Kaplica pw. św. Józefa
St. Joseph's Chapel – a chapel located at Bolesława Krysiewicza Street in the center of Poznań.
Sight 19: Stary Marych
The Old Marych Monument is a monument in Poznań to the legendary, fictional character of Old Marych, created by Juliusz Kubel for the needs of the Poznań Polish Radio station. The radio plays were read by Marian Pogasz and it is his face that the monumental Old Marych has.
Sight 20: Hipolit Cegielski
The Hipolit Cegielski Monument is a monument located in Poznań at the corner of Święty Marcin and Podgórna Streets, at the Spring of Nations Square in the city centre.
Sight 21: Cokół po pomniku Adama Mickiewicza
Adam Mickiewicz was very popular in Wielkopolska. In 1828, the first Poznań edition of all his previous work was published, and in 1832 the second. This is where his brother Franciszek lived, who settled permanently as a resident with Jan Grabowski in Łuków near Oborniki. In August 1831, Mickiewicz tried to get through to the November Uprising. After an unsuccessful attempt, he stayed in Greater Poland until February 1832. From that time on, he maintained constant correspondence with Jan Grabowski, Konstancja Łubieńska, Celina Działyńska and Klaudyna Potocka.
Sight 22: Kościół pw. św. Marcina
St. Martin's Church in Poznań – a Roman Catholic historic church located at the intersection of Święty Marcin Street and Marcinkowskiego Avenue in the city center. Since 2017, the Lenten station church.
Sight 23: Pałac Anderschów
The Andersch Palace is a city palace located in Poznań at 20 Marcinkowskiego Avenue, in the very center of the city.
Sight 24: Wojewódzki Urząd Ochrony Zabytków
Tenement house at 2 Gołębia Street – a tenement house in the Old Town in Poznań, at Gołębia Street, built in the fourteenth century and rebuilt in 1990. The seat of the Wielkopolska Voivodeship Conservator of Monuments.
Sight 25: Tancerka
Dancer – an outdoor sculpture located in Poznań in the inner courtyard of the historic complex of the State Ballet School within the Old Town at Gołębia Street.
Sight 26: Poznań Goats
The Monument to the Billy Goats – a monument of two tripping goats, located in Poznań at Plac Kolegiacki, near the main entrance to the City Hall, i.e. the former Jesuit college.
Sight 27: Park Fryderyka Chopina
Fryderyk Chopin Park in Poznań – the oldest existing city park in Poznań in the Old Town. It is located at Podgórna Street, at the back of the Jesuit college.
Sight 28: Fryderyk Chopin
The Fryderyk Chopin Monument in Poznań is a monument to the Polish pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin, currently located in the park named after him.
Sight 29: Gazownia Miejska
The gasworks at Grobla Street in Poznań, also known as the Force, Light and Water Works, is a closed municipal gasworks in Poznań located on the former Grobla Island. The first construction works began in 1853.
Sight 30: Park Stare Koryto Warty
The Old Warta River Bed – a dry section of the old Warta riverbed, located in Poznań, between the St. Roch Bridge and the river port area. The port area is the only part that still has water filling.
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