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What to see

Visiting a man-made lake doesn't sound like the greatest of days, but then Lake Malta is no ordinary stretch of water. Surrounding it are scores of sites, the major of which we list here.

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Malta Fountain

Malta Fountain
The largest floating fountain in Poland was unveiled on June 29, 2003 to mark the 750th anniversary of the founding of Poznań. Read_on (No Comments)

Mound of Freedom

Walk along ul. Majakowskiego until you reach the Mound of Liberty. Work on this man-made hillock began on May 3, 1919 with workers from across Poland volunteering to take part in its construction. Read_on (No Comments)

SS Poznań Monument

A rusty, graffiti covered monument commemorating the bulk carrier SS Poznań. Built in Caen, France, in 1927, the ship was part of a series of 5 new vessels along with its sister ships the SS Wilno, Kraków, Katowice and Toruń. Read_on (No Comments)

St. John of Jerusalem Church

The oldest standing church in Poznań and the city's second-oldest building after the Cathedral. It was built for the Knights of Malta at the turn of the 12th century in the Romanesque style, with the nave and presbytery in a Venedic arrangement. Read_on (No Comments)

Wielkopolska Uprising Scouts' Monument

A short walk on from the Mound of Freedom lies the Scouts' Clearing and the base of a monument designed by Wawrzyniec Kaim to honour those scouts who died in the Wielkopolska Uprising. Read_on (No Comments)