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Monument of the week
Pyrzyce
Defensive walls with a gate and a fortified tower
The complex of medieval walls in Pyrzyce constitutes one of the most interesting and well-preserved systems of urban fortifications in Western Pomerania, exhibiting an outstanding research and historical value. Both the ring-shaped complex ...
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Zobacz wszystkie 35 Zobacz wszystkieThe collection is comprised of a dozen or so churches (mainly Roman Catholic ones) from the terrain of the present Lubelskie voivodeship, forming the phenomenon from the 1st half of the 17th century called “Lublin architecture” or “Lublin Renaissance architecture”, which is a manifestation of both the economic importance of the region as well as the victory of the new Renaissance-Mannerist architectural style over Gothic.
The collection includes selected town halls of the Opolskie voivodeship. A town hall, as a monumental building intended for the eyes of guests, has always been a token of strength and self-government of a town. This collection shows that town halls can be buildings with an interesting history, involving intriguing legends, and impressive architecture.
Apart from the Greater Poland, Cuiavia is associated in historical and artistic terms with the beginnings of the Polish state. It is here, on a relatively small area, where the most outstanding works of Romanesque architecture in Poland are located. The Cuiavian Romanesque route leads from Mogilno through Strzelno, Kruszwica, to Inowrocław.
Wooden and brick churches of the Polish Spisz – a historical land at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, situated between the state border and the rivers Białka and Dunajec – make up a collection of 8 buildings which are valuable in historical and architectural terms, as well as because of their fittings.
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Zobacz wszystkie 694442 Zobacz wszystkieMonument of the week
Pyrzyce
Defensive walls with a gate and a fortified tower
The complex of medieval walls in Pyrzyce constitutes one of the most interesting and well-preserved systems of urban fortifications in Western Pomerania, exhibiting an outstanding research and historical value. Both the ring-shaped complex ...