Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Łódź, Poland
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6.6 km
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Experience Łódź in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ŁódźIndividual Sights in ŁódźSight 1: Pałac Karola Poznańskiego
The Karol Poznański Palace is a former residence in Łódź, central Poland. It was constructed in 1904.
Sight 2: Muzeum Sztuki MS1
Muzeum Sztuki, or the Museum of Art in Łódź, is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Łódź, Poland, whose main goal is to research and display the history of avant-garde art, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. Founded in 1931, Muzeum Sztuki became the first museum in Europe and the second museum in the world dedicated to collecting and showcasing modern art.
Sight 3: Teatr Nowy im. Kazimierza Dejmka
The New Theatre in Łódź also known as the Kazimierz Dejmek New Theatre is one of the repertory theatres in Łódź (Poland), established in 1949. The theatre presents a varied programme, including international classic drama, and new plays by contemporary playwrights. In addition to performances at the Nowy Theatre building, the Nowy Theatre tours productions at theatres across the Łódź region, Poland and abroad.
Sight 4: Kamienica A. Lubińskiego
Abram Lubiński's Tenement House – a tenement house located at 19 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź.
Sight 5: Kamienica Bechtoldów
Bechtold tenement - a tenement house located in Łódź at 22 Piotrkowska Street.
Sight 6: Twórcy Łodzi Przemysłowej
Creators of Industrial Łódź – a monument to Łódź factory owners, creators of "Industrial Łódź", located at 30/32 Piotrkowska Street, erected in September 2002.
Sight 7: Pomnik Lampiarza
The Lampiarz Monument – a monument to an unnamed electrician, was unveiled on September 21, 2007 next to the Dawid Szmulewicz tenement house at 37 Piotrkowska Street. The occasion was the hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the first power plant in Łódź. The founders of the monument are Dalkia Łódź SA and the Łódź Power Plant. The monument depicts a life-size stylish lantern and a lamp-man with a light bulb in his right hand, standing on a ladder leaning against a pole. Next to it there is a bag that is also a monumental bench on which you can sit.
Sight 8: kamienica R. Sachsa
Rafał Sachs' tenement house is a tenement house located in Łódź at 44 Piotrkowska Street. It was entered into the register of immovable monuments of the Łódź Voivodeship on 20 January 1971 with the number A/43 and into the Municipal Register of Monuments of the City of Łódź with the number 962.
Sight 9: Kamienica R. Rozenthala
Józef Rosenthal's tenement house – a tenement house located in Łódź at 46 Piotrkowska Street. It was entered into the register of immovable monuments of the Łódź Voivodeship on 20 January 1971 with the number A/69 and into the Municipal Register of Monuments of the City of Łódź with the number 964.
Sight 10: Aleja Gwiazd w Łodzi
The Łódź Walk of Fame – an avenue in Łódź, located in Piotrkowska Street between 6 Sierpnia and Gen. Romualda Traugutta Streets, and Artur Rubinstein Passage and Stanisława Moniuszki Street.
Sight 11: Dom Towarzystwa Akcyjnego Ludwika Geyera
The House of the Ludwik Geyer Joint Stock Society – a building located at 74 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź.
Wikipedia: Dom Towarzystwa Akcyjnego Ludwika Geyera w Łodzi (PL)
Sight 12: Filharmonia Łódzka
The Arthur Rubinstein Łódź Philharmonic is a professional symphony orchestra based in Łódź, Poland. It was founded in 1915 by composer and conductor Tadeusz Mazurkiewicz and Gotliba Teschnera, a cello instructor and bookstore owner. The men organized the orchestra initially as a temporary ensemble to play for a benefit for impoverished musicians. The orchestra was made up of approximately 60 musicians, both professional and amateur. The enthusiastic reception of this benefit concert drew the patronage of industrialist Karol Wilhelm Scheilbler, who provided the finances necessary to make the orchestra a permanent ensemble. Mazurkiewicz was appointed the orchestra's first director.
Sight 13: Willa Gustawa Schreera
Gustaw Schreer's Villa, sometimes Villa Quantum, is a villa located in Łódź at 48 Narutowicza Street.
Sight 14: Cerkiew św. Olgi
The Orthodox Church of St. Olga is a filial Orthodox church in Łódź. It belongs to the parish of St. Alexander Nevsky in Łódź, in the deanery of Łódź of the diocese of Łódź and Poznań of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
Sight 15: Polonia Residence
Hotel Polonia Palst is a hotel in Łódź, Poland.
Sight 16: Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza
The Stefan Jaracz Theatre in Łódź, Poland is the oldest theatre in the region. It is a repertory theatre subordinate to the Marshall Office of the Łódź Voivodeship. During the years 1888-1949 it was known as the Polish Theatre and the City Theatre.
Sight 17: Dom Hilarego Majewskiego
Hilary Majewski's House – a neo-Renaissance tenement house of the city architect, Hilary Majewski, located at 11 Włóknicza Street in Łódź, built in the years 1883–1886. Originally, it was the owner's villa, but over time it was transformed into a multi-family building.
Sight 18: Kochankowie z ulicy Kamiennej
Lovers from Kamienna Street – a fountain-bas-relief dedicated to Agnieszka Osiecka, located in a niche of one of the tenement houses on Włóknicza Street in Łódź. The unveiling took place on June 25, 2004.
Sight 19: Willa Leona Rappaporta
Leon Rappaport's Villa – a villa located at 44 Rewolucji 1905 r. Street in Łódź.
Sight 20: Pałac Arnolda Stillera
Arnold Stiller's Palace – a historic palace in Łódź located at 45 Stefana Jaracza Street.
Sight 21: Collegium Anatomicum
Collegium Anatomicum in Łódź – a building located at prez. G. Narutowicza No. 60 in Łódź.
Sight 22: Teatr Wielki
Teatr Wielki w Łodzi is an opera house in Łódź, Poland. It is the largest theatre in the city, specialising in opera, operetta and ballet.
Sight 23: Willa Jakuba Kestenberga
Jakub Kestenberg's Palace – a building located at 26 Seweryn Sterlinga Street in Łódź.
Sight 24: Kościół Świętej Teresy od Dzieciątka Jezus i Świętego Jana Bosko
The Church of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus and St. John Bosco – a Catholic parish church, located at 1/3 Kopcińskiego Street in Łódź. The pastoral ministry is carried out by Salesian priests.
Sight 25: Pomnik drzewo Solidarności
Solidarity Monument in Łódź – a monument to the Solidarity tree at the Solidarity Roundabout in Łódź.
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