Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 in Wrocław, Poland
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4.6 km
43 m
Experience Wrocław 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.
Individual Sights in WrocławSight 1: Water Tower Na Grobli
The water tower at Na Grobli Street – a water tower with a total height of 40 m, located in Wrocław, which is one of the oldest technical infrastructure facilities of the city. The tower was built as a key element of John Moore's project to supply 200,000 inhabitants with water, corrected and dressed in a historicizing robe by the city's construction counsellor Johann Christian Zimmermann.
Sight 2: Hydropolis
Hydropolis is the only science centre in Poland dedicated to water, located in the city of Wrocław.
Sight 3: ZOO Wroclaw
The Wrocław Zoological Garden, known simply as the Wrocław Zoo, is a zoo on Wróblewski Street in Wrocław, Poland. It is the oldest zoo in Poland, having been first launched in 1865 as the Breslau Zoological Garden while the city was part of Prussia. During the World Wars it was first shut down, then reopened and finally destroyed. After World War II, it was rebuilt and ultimately opened in 1948 and now it is also the largest zoo in the country. The zoo covers 33 hectares near downtown Wrocław. It is home to about 10,500 animals representing about 1,132 species. In terms of the number of animal species it is the third largest zoological garden in the world.
Sight 4: Centennial Hall
The Centennial Hall, formerly named Hala Ludowa, is a historic building in Wrocław, Poland. It was constructed according to the plans of architect Max Berg in 1911–1913. Max Berg designed Centennial Hall to serve as a multifunctional structure to host "exhibitions, concerts, theatrical and opera performances, and sporting events". The hall continues to be used for sporting events, business summits, and concerts.
Wikipedia: Centennial Hall (Wrocław) (EN), Url, Website, Website 2, Heritagewebsite
Sight 5: Spire
Iglica is a needle-like monument in Wrocław, Poland. It was built in 1948 and was 106 metres tall. Today, after renovation, the top ten metres have been removed and it is now 90 metres tall.
Sight 6: Pavillion of Four Domes
The Four Domes Pavilion – a pavilion built at the beginning of the twentieth century on the exhibition grounds in the eastern part of Wrocław.
Sight 7: Wrocławska Fontanna
The Wrocław Multimedia Fountain is a multimedia musical fountain and ornamental pond in Wrocław, of western Poland. The fountain runs only during the summer season, from the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May to late October.
Sight 8: Park Hotel
Park Hotel in Wrocław - a modernist hotel building at the Dąbie estate at ul. Copernicus 5, built as a house of the experimental housing estate WUWA according to the design of Hans Scharune as a residential house for lonely and childless marriages.
Sight 9: Park Dąbski
Dąbski Park – is a park located in the eastern part of Wrocław, on the Dąbie housing estate, on the so-called Big Island. The current name of the park is valid on the basis of § 1 point 22 of the Resolution No. LXXI/454/93 of the City Council of Wrocław of 9 October 1993 on the names of parks and forest areas existing in Wrocław. Near the park there are numerous dormitories of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology and the University of Wrocław, the area of the Ślęza Wrocław stadium and behind them the Zoological Garden, Szczytnicki Park and the Centennial Hall, as well as a tram depot.
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