Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Łódź, Poland
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6.5 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 Maksymiliana Goldfedera
The Palace of Maximilian Goldfeder – a palace in Łódź located at 77 Piotrkowska Street.
Sight 2: Miś Uszatek
Łódź Bajkowa – a project under which a family tourist trail is being created around the city of Łódź in the footsteps of small monuments depicting characters from children's series and films of the Se-ma-for Studio of Small Film Forms. Ultimately, the "Fairytale Boat" is to consist of 17 sculptures cast in bronze. Between 2009 and 2018, ten monuments were erected. As part of the project, a local coin "Boat" with the images of selected fairy-tale characters was also issued.
Sight 3: Ławeczka Tuwima
Julian Tuwim Monument or the Tuwim's Bench is a monument dedicated to Julian Tuwim at the Piotrkowska Street district of Łódź, Poland. The monument was constructed in 1998-1999 by sculptor Wojciech Gryniewicz.
Sight 4: Pałac Juliusza Heinzla
Juliusz Heinzl Palace, which houses the Łódź City Hall, is a palace of Juliusz Heinzl, located at 104 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź, Poland.
Sight 5: Kamienica pod Gutenbergiem
The Gutenberg Tenement House – a historic tenement house located in Łódź at 86 Piotrkowska Street, originally belonging to Jan Petersilge.
Sight 6: Fortepian Rubinsteina
The Arthur Rubinstein monument is part of the Gallery of Great Inhabitants of Łódź, which since 1999 has been decorating Piotrkowska Street with bronze outdoor sculptures standing on the pavements, commemorating famous people associated with Łódź.
Sight 7: 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 8: 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 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: 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 11: Polonia Residence
Hotel Polonia Palst is a hotel in Łódź, Poland.
Sight 12: 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 13: Pałac Arnolda Stillera
Arnold Stiller's Palace – a historic palace in Łódź located at 45 Stefana Jaracza Street.
Sight 14: Willa Jakuba Kestenberga
Jakub Kestenberg's Palace – a building located at 26 Seweryn Sterlinga Street in Łódź.
Sight 15: 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 16: Collegium Anatomicum
Collegium Anatomicum in Łódź – a building located at prez. G. Narutowicza No. 60 in Łódź.
Sight 17: 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 18: Willa Gustawa Schreera
Gustaw Schreer's Villa, sometimes Villa Quantum, is a villa located in Łódź at 48 Narutowicza Street.
Sight 19: Stanisław Moniuszko
A monument-bust of Stanisław Moniuszko funded by the inhabitants in 1963.
Sight 20: Park Moniuszki
Stanisław Moniuszko Park in Łódź – a park located within the following streets: Składowa, Kilińskiego, Narutowicza, Polskiej Organizacja Wojskowa. It was established in 1875, with a total area of 2.3 ha.
Sight 21: Sobór św. Aleksandra Newskiego
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Polish Orthodox church located in the city of Łódź, in central Poland. It was built in the late 19th century as a gift from the local industrialists to the small Orthodox community present in Łódź at the time. The church consists of many ornate elevations and has a richly decorated interior featuring an iconostasis manufactured in St. Petersburg.
Sight 22: Marszałek Józef Piłsudski
The Monument of Marshal Józef Piłsudski – unveiled in 1997 the monument of Józef Piłsudski in Łódź, located at the intersection of Kilińskiego and Traugutta Streets. The monument is set on the paved square of the Riflemen's Association "Strzelec", near the Łódź Cultural Centre.
Wikipedia: Pomnik Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego w Łodzi (PL)
Sight 23: Muzeum Komunikacji Miejskiej MPK-Łódź
Museum of Public Transport MPK-Łódź – a museum on tram and bus at 51 Wierzbowa Street in Łódź.
Wikipedia: Muzeum Komunikacji Miejskiej w Łodzi (PL), Website
Sight 24: Park Matejki
Jan Matejko Park – located in Łódź between Narutowicza and Matejki Streets and the N. Barlicki Hospital.
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