Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Katowice, Poland
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3.1 km
54 m
Explore Katowice 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.
Individual Sights in KatowiceSight 1: Pomnik górników KWK Wujek
Monument to the fallen miners of KWK "Wujek" – a monument on the square of NSZZ Solidarność, in front of the main building of the "Wujek" mine, at Wincenty Pola Street in Brynów in Katowice.
Sight 2: Silesian Freedom And Solidarity Centre
Museum - Chamber of Remembrance of the Wujek Mine in Katowice - a museum located in Katowice, in the "Uncle" Stone Coal Mine in the Brynów district. Dedicated to the memory of the pacification of the mine, which took place on December 16, 1981, after the imposition of martial law.
Wikipedia: Muzeum – Izba Pamięci Kopalni Wujek w Katowicach (PL), Website
Sight 3: Park im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
The Kosciuszko Park, which has existed since 1925, is one of the most famous and frequented parks in Katowice, Poland. It is situated at the street of the same name.
Sight 4: Muzeum Archidiecezjalne
The Archdiocesan Museum in Katowice – a museum of religious art existing in Katowice, collects artefacts related to the history of the Catholic Church and the inhabitants of Upper Silesia.
Wikipedia: Muzeum Archidiecezjalne w Katowicach (PL), Website
Sight 5: Kuria Metropolitalna
The Bishop's Palace in Katowice – a building erected in the years 1927–1933 intended for the seat of bishops of the diocese of Katowice and the bishop's curia, owned by the Archdiocese of Katowice. It is located at 39 Henryka Jordana Street. The area for the construction of the palace was donated to the diocese of Katowice by Claus-Hubert von Tiele-Winckler. It was designed by the creators of the Archcathedral of Christ the King, architects Zygmunt Gawlik and Franciszek Mączyński. Currently, it is the seat of the Archdiocesan Curia.
Sight 6: Archikatedra pw. Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach
Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach is a classicist and modernist archcathedral in Katowice-Śródmieście, Katowice, Poland. Constructed between 1927 and 1955, the Archcathedral of Christ the King is the largest archcathedral and cathedral in Poland, 120,000 metres cubed large.
Wikipedia: Cathedral of Christ the King, Katowice (EN), Website
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