Why? Ask the splendid Wrocław guides for an explanation!

The city centre is surrounded by an urban moat, one of the few preserved in Europe. The premises of the Wrocław University with the Aula Leopoldina hall and its beautiful baroque decorations as well as a statue of a... naked fencer standing next to the main building are especially worthy of a visit. The university is merely one of the 35 academic institutions of the city; no surprise, then, that so important an academic centre was home to as many as 10 Nobel Prize laureates. Wrocław students are not only notable for their academic achievements, the Wrocław Thanks Jimmi Festival in 2007 saw the setting of the Guiness Guitar Record.

Another interesting part of Wrocław is the area around the town square and the Salt Square - Plac Solny. Visitors cannot fail to be impressed with the huge late Gothic town hall. Its tower, measuring 67 meters, houses the oldest clock tower bell, installed back in 1368! The town hall cellars are home to Piwnica Świdnicka, one of the oldest European restaurants. As many as 8000 baroque, classicist, secession and modernist tenement houses are preserved all over the city. Wrocław houses 18 large museums, the most interesting of which include the National Museum, the Museum of Medal Art and the Museum of Military Engineering. Over 17 theaters and concert halls are active in the city, among them the Wrocław Philharmonic and Opera as well as the Polish, CAPITOL Music, Pantonime Theater and others. Interesting projects include the Pieśń Kozła Theatre and the GEST – the Mime Theatre of the Wrocław University of Technology.

Wrocław can be reached by plane, car, or train. When traveling by rail, one can reach the beginnings of railways in the Polish lands; the railway between Wrocław and Oława, built in 1842, was the first rail link on the territory of modern day Poland. The attention of visitors is also drawn to numerous beautiful 19th century railway stations.

Wrocław is a city placed close to the meeting point of three countries, so tightly intertwined in history.

The People’s Hall
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ThePeople’sHall was erected between 1912-1913 to commemorate the centenary of the battle of nations at Leipzig and was called the Centenary Hall. Since July 2006 the building is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

The heart of Wrocław is the Market Square, one of the most beautiful and largest urban squares in Poland. As in centuries past, it is home to large banks, elegant stores and famous restaurants.

Wrocław lies in the middle of the Silesian Lowland, where the Oder River branches out to form 12 islands. The city is spanned by more than 100 bridges.

The heart of Wrocław is the Market Square, one of the most beautiful and largest urban squares in Poland. As in centuries past, it is home to large banks, elegant stores and famous restaurants.

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