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Adam Mickiewicz Monument

Head to pl. Mickiewicza for the real bombastic and monumental bombshells. It’s here you’ll find Adam Mickiewicz, one of the ‘three bards of Polish literature’. Read_on (No Comments)

Christ the King statue

Christ the King statue
Last winter the people of Świebodzin welcomed a new resident: a giant statue of Jesus Christ, dubbed “Christ the King,” that overlooks the plains. Read_on (No Comments)

Headless Figures

Things don’t get wackier than a trip to the Citadel Park. If the Soviet war memorial doesn’t strike fear in the heart then the site of some headless figures surely will. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument of Goddess Hygieia

Making a return after a bit of beauty work is the Greek Goddess Hygieia. The story begins in 1841 when Edward Raczyński constructed the city waterworks, choosing to place a well, decorated with intricate reliefs, between Marcinkowskiego and Lutego. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument of Hipolit Cegielski

The area where Podgórna and Św. Marcin converge has in the past been known for one thing – its super all night chicken stand. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument of Polish Underground State and Home Army

Get to Wieniawski Park to view one of Poznań’s newer monuments, a cracking installation dedicated to the wartime Polish Underground State and Home Army. Read_on (No Comments)

Monument to Victims of Katyń and Siberia

A walk around the castle grounds is a must, especially the rose garden outback. It’s here one finds the Katyń monument, a 6. Read_on (No Comments)

Poznań June 1956 Monument

See 1956 Uprising. Read_on (No Comments)

Wilson Monument

Woodrow Wilson himself can be found standing in the park of his name (park Wilsona). Designed by Zofia Trzcińska-Kamińska this natty statue first went up in 1931, only to be taken down a short while later by the Nazis. Read_on (No Comments)