Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

POLAND 203

P Działyński Palace

Stary Rynek 78. Tel (061) 852 0950.

This palace (Pałac Działyńskich)

was built in the late 18th cen-

tury for Władysław Gurowski,

Grand Marshal of Lithuania.

POZNAŃ CITY CENTRE

Archdiocese Museum q

Church of the Most Sacred

Heart of Jesus 1

Church of Sts Mary Magdalene

and Stanisław 2

Działyński Palace 5

National Museum 7

Old Town Hall 4

Old Town Square 3

Ostrów Tumski 0

Poznań Cathedral w

Przemysław Castle 6

Raczyński Library 8

St Adalbert’s Hill 9

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319 km (175 miles) W of

Warsaw. * 560,000.

k 7 km (4 miles) W of centre.

£ Dworzec Główny ul.

Dworcowa 1. n Stary Rynek

59, (061) 852 6156.

( Poznań International Trade

Fair (all year). _ Malta

International Theatre Festival

(Jun). http://www.poznan.pl

Poznań’s colourful Old Market Square

Key to Symbols see back flap

Façade of the magnificent

Działyński Palace

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+ Przemysław Castle

Góra Przemysła 1. Applied Arts

Museum Tel (061) 856 8186.

# 9am–3pm Tue–Thu, noon–9pm

Fri, 11am–6pm Sat & Sun. & free

on Sat. http://www.mnp.art.pl

Little remains of the castle

(Zamek Przemysława) built

by Przemysław II in the 13th

century, once the largest in

Poland. The recon structed

castle that now stands on the

site houses the Applied Arts

Museum (Muzeum Sztuk

Uźytkowych), which holds

a collection of everyday

objects, decorative artifacts

and reli gious items dating

from the Middle Ages to

the present. The Baroque

Franciscan Church on ulica

Góra Przemysła dates from the

early 18th century. Frescoes by

the Franciscan painter Adam

Swach decorate the nave.

1550 and 1560 by the Italian

architect Giovanni Battista di

Quadro. The façade has three

tiers of arcades, topped by a

grand attic and a large tower,

and decorated with portraits

of the kings of Poland. The

clock tower is an attraction in

its own right. At noon each

day, two clock work goats

emerge from doors 12 times to

butt heads. The build ing now

houses the Historical Museum

of Poznań (Muzeum Historii

Miasta Poznania). The

Renaissance Hall on the first

floor is lavishly decorated to

reflect the afflu ence of the

city’s munici pal leaders. The

coffered ceil ing is covered with

an intricate series of paintings.

The Neo-Classical façade is

crowned with a large eagle

and set with figures of Roman

soldiers made by Anton Höhne

between 1785 and 1787. The

columned Red Room is worth

a visit. The building is now

used as a library, theatre

and concert hall.

Other collections of paintings

can be seen in the Royal Hall

and the Court Hall.

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