Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Łódź, Poland
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5.7 km
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Experience Łódź in Poland in a whole new way with our free 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: Willa Jakuba Kestenberga
Jakub Kestenberg's Palace – a building located at 26 Seweryn Sterlinga Street in Łódź.
Sight 2: 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 3: Collegium Anatomicum
Collegium Anatomicum in Łódź – a building located at prez. G. Narutowicza No. 60 in Łódź.
Sight 4: Willa Gustawa Schreera
Gustaw Schreer's Villa, sometimes Villa Quantum, is a villa located in Łódź at 48 Narutowicza Street.
Sight 5: 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 6: Polonia Residence
Hotel Polonia Palst is a hotel in Łódź, Poland.
Sight 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: Secesyjna willa Leopolda Kindermana
Leopold Kinderman's Villa – a villa located at 31/33 Wólczańska Street in Łódź and originally owned by Leopold Kinderman. One of the best examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Poland and Europe. Uniform in style exterior and interior.
Sight 11: 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 12: Pałac Karola Poznańskiego
The Karol Poznański Palace is a former residence in Łódź, central Poland. It was constructed in 1904.
Sight 13: 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 14: Kamienica A. Lubińskiego
Abram Lubiński's Tenement House – a tenement house located at 19 Piotrkowska Street in Łódź.
Sight 15: Kamienica Bechtoldów
The Bechtold tenement house is a tenement house located in Łódź at 22 Piotrkowska Street.
Sight 16: 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 17: 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 18: Pomnik Lampiarza
The Lampiarza Monument - a monument to the nameless electrician was unveiled on September 21, 2007 next to the tenement house of Dawid Szmulewicz at ul. Piotrkowska 37. The opportunity was the hundredth anniversary of the creation of the first power plant in Łódź. The founders of the monument are Dalkia Łódź SA and the Łódź Energy Plant. The monument presents a natural sized stylish lantern and a leopard with a bulb in the right hand, standing on a ladder supported by a pole. Next to it is a bag that is also a monument bench on which you can sit down.
Sight 19: 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 20: 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 21: 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 22: 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 23: Pałac Arnolda Stillera
Arnold Stiller's Palace – a historic palace in Łódź located at 45 Stefana Jaracza Street.
Sight 24: Willa Leona Rappaporta
Leon Rappaport's Villa – a villa located at 44 Rewolucji 1905 r. Street in Łódź.
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