Adam Mickiewicz Square

The Adam Mickiewicz Square is one of two most elegant squares in Poznan.
It came into being at the beginnig of 20th century in the place of the former Prussian fortyfications.

University's Auditorium and Adam Mickiewicz monument


The Adam Mickiewicz monument was created by Wojtowicz and Wozniak in 1960.

There is also another monument: Poznanski Czerwiec 1956 monument, created by Graczyk and Wojciechowski in 1981 to commemorate the Poznan Uprising in June 1956, which was bloodly suppressed by communist rulers.

On the western side of the Adam Mickiewicz Square there is a Renaissance Collegim Minus building, created in 1910.
In this building the University's Auditorium, which is famous for its excellent accoustics and is also used as a concert hall, is situated.

On the eastern side there is a Prussiann neoromantic castle, which was built in 1905 - 1910 for German emperor - Wilhelm II.
Today in the castle there are: theatre, cinema and offices of many institutions.

St. Martin Street and the castle (on the left side)



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