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Cloud Scraper

‘Flying Saucer’ and ‘Cloud Scraper’: Katowice’s landmarks may be lacking a bit of colour but they certainly have colourful names. Read_on (No Comments)

Donnersmarck Housing Estate

Undoubtedly the most picturesque corner of downtown Zabrze is the tree-lined Donnersmarck workers' colony, composed of over 40 strikingly handsome multi-family dwellings unique for their traditional timber framing and Prussian decorative details. Read_on (No Comments)

Gliwice Palm House

In addition to being one of the only cities in the region to have retained its medieval layout and character, Gliwice – the yellow rose of Silesia – is also the greenest city in an area famous for being about as lovely as a lump of coal. Read_on (No Comments)

Guido Mineshaft

Although it’s the Królowa Mine that tends to hog the limelight, a visit to the Guido shaft is by no means a poor man's substitute. Read_on (No Comments)

Maciej Shaft

The most modern of Zabrze's industrial heritage sites, completionists won't be content without exploring this sterling example of coal mining operations from early 20th century. Read_on (No Comments)

Parachute Tower

Originally 50 metres tall, the parachute tower was built in 1937 for the training of parachute jumpers, however it found its place in the Polish national consciousness when for two days in 1939, Silesian scouts defended the city of Katowice from this tower. Read_on (No Comments)

Plac Wolności

Likely due to a lack of competition, this small oval of greenish pleasantry west of the train station stands out from Katowice’s urban tangle as one of the city’s more recognisable landmarks and orientation points. Read_on (No Comments)

Rynek

One could easily be forgiven for standing in the middle of the Rynek and trying to find the Rynek. Simply put, it's not your typical idea of a Polish market square. Read_on (No Comments)

Silesian Parliament

A standing testament to Katowice's short-lived 'golden age,' the Silesian Parliament complex covers an entire Read_on (No Comments)

Spodek

Spodek
Bill Bryson once wrote of the English town of Bradford, ‘its role in life is to make every place in the world look better in comparison’. Read_on (No Comments)

Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park

See Park of Culture & Recreation. Read_on (No Comments)

Water Tower

Amongst Zabrze's more bizarre architectural monuments (and there are quite a few), is this fearsome tower found just east of S-4 on the IYP map. Read_on (No Comments)

Local Architecture

Part of the fun of Zabrze simply entails walking around and making the best of it. While it can’t claim to be visually entrancing there’s no shortage of handsome structures to admire, not least the fearsome water tower at ul. Read_on (No Comments)

Silesian Architecture

One thing you may notice on your travels around Upper Silesia is the preponderance of terraced brick houses. Constructed throughout Read_on (No Comments)