Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #6 in Łódź, Poland
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9.5 km
104 m
Explore Łódź in Poland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in ŁódźIndividual Sights in ŁódźSight 1: Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos is an Orthodox cemetery church in Łódź, Poland. It belongs to the parish of St. Alexander Nevsky in Łódź, in the Łódź deanery of the Łódź-Poznań diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
Wikipedia: Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Łodzi (PL)
Sight 2: Skwer Gdański
In the area of Łódź there is a large complex of urban greenery. In addition to several forests, squares and many allotment gardens, parks, which are a place of daily rest and recreation, are of particular importance to the residents.
Sight 3: Park Ocalałych
Survivors' Park is a park in Łódź commemorating people who survived the Łódź Ghetto, which was created and operated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The park was officially opened on 30 August 2004, the 60th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto. The park is located in the former territory of Łódź Ghetto, between Wojska Polskiego Street and allotment gardens at Sporna Street in the valley of the Lodz River, in the area adjacent to the borders of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto during the war in Smugowa Street. The park was designed by Grażyna Ojrzyńska.
Sight 4: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego
Jan Karski benches - a series of monumental sculptures by sculptor Karol Badyna dedicated to the memory of Jan Karski. The benches were founded in 2002–2009: in Washington (2002), Kielce (2005), New York (2007), Łódź (2009), Tel Aviv (2009), Warsaw (2013) and Krakow (2016).
Sight 5: Park Helenów
Helenów Park in Łódź, Poland is a park located between Północna, Źródłowa and Smugowa streets and covers an area of 12 hectare. Of all park trees, five are natural monuments: two pedunculate oaks with a circumference of 320 and 340 cm, common beech with a circumference of 245 cm, red oak with a circumference of 350 cm and ash tree with a circumference of 385 cm. The park is entered in the Registry of Objects of Cultural Heritage.
Sight 6: Pałac Alfreda Biedermanna
Alfred Biedermann's Palace – a palace located at 1/3 Franciszkańska Street in Łódź, near the intersection with Północna Street.
Sight 7: Synagoga
The Synagogue in Łódź is one of the two active synagogues in Łódź, located at 18 Pomorska Street.
Sight 8: Pomnik Dekalogu
The Decalogue Monument in Łódź is a monument located in the Old Town Park in Łódź.
Sight 9: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a church located on the Church Square in Łódź. It is the seat of the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the oldest and for almost five hundred years the only Catholic community in Łódź. It belongs to the network of Lenten station churches in Łódź. The church was built in the years 1887–1897 on the site of a wooden church of the same name, which was moved to the former cemetery square at 22 Ogrodowa Street.
Wikipedia: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Łodzi (PL)
Sight 10: Plac Piastowski
Plac Piastowski - a square in Łódź located in the Bałuty district between the streets: Lutomierska, Bazarowa and Rybna. Currently, it is a holiday square, it is also a green area. It has the features of the park: a lot of trees grow there and alleys run.
Sight 11: Muzeum Fabryki
The Muzeum Fabryki, is a museum in Łódź, Poland. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 12: Teatr Mały
The Little Theatre in Łódź is a drama theatre in Łódź, founded in 2009 in Manufaktura.
Sight 13: Museum of the City of Lodz
The Izrael Poznański Palace is a 19th-century palace in Łódź, Poland. Initially the site of a tenement building, the property was transformed into a Neo-Renaissance and Neo-baroque style residence during the years 1888 to 1903. It currently houses the Museum of the City of Łódź.
Sight 14: Pomnik Aleksandra Kamińskiego
The Aleksander Kamiński Monument is an open-air sculpture in the Old Town Park in Łódź. The monument depicts Aleksander Kamiński, dressed in a scout cape and a horned cap, sitting by a fire. Its author is Kazimierz Karpiński. The monument was unveiled on 24 September 2005 as part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Łódź-Polesie Troop.
Sight 15: Kościół św. Józefa
St. Joseph's Church – a Roman Catholic parish church from the second half of the 18th century at 22 Ogrodowa Street in Łódź. The oldest church in Łódź and the only surviving building from the times of agricultural Łódź.
Sight 16: Kaplica Heinzlów
The Heinzel Family Chapel is a tombstone chapel and mausoleum located in the Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street in Łódź. It was built between 1899 and 1903 in the Neo-Renaissance style, according to the design of the Berlin architect Franz Schwechten. It was erected to commemorate one of the largest manufacturers in Łódź, commissioned by the widow Paulina née Volkman and their descendants.
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