Piotrkowska North
17 Jan 2019Łódź’s most recognizable hotel can be found halfway down Piotrkowska. Constructed in 1887-1888 the neo-renaissance Grand Hotel was originally the work of Ludwik Meyer, though the building saw sweeping renovations (including an extra floor) in 1913, courtesy of the architect Dawid Lande – a man whose designs deeply influenced the appearance of Piotrkowska. Directly outside the hotel is the ‘Walk of Fame’ – star-shaped plaques celebrating Poland’s most famous cinema artists and directors. Other highlights to keep an eye out for include pianist Artur Rubinstein’s statue, and the ‘Turn of the Millennium’ walk: running from Piotrkowska 98 through till 146 you’ll find 12,859 names of Łódź residents engraved into the paving. Elsewhere monuments of famous characters related to Łódź (the aforementioned Rubinstein, Polish writer and Nobel Laureate Władysław Reymont and writer and poet Julian Tuwim etc.) can be found dispersed around the street. You'll also find a statue to one of Poland's most famous bears, Miś Uszatek, one of 9 Fairytale Łódź statues found around the city. At the intersection of Piotrkowska, at al. Piłsudskiego, the officially named central tram stop (Dworzec Tramwajowy Centrum) is affectionately known by locals as 'Stajnia Jednorożców' (Unicorn Stables) due to its colourful mosaic roof.
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Mural by Aryz (Spain) and the Os Gemeos brothers (Brazil), created in 2013 for the Urban Forms project.
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