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Main point of the Old Market is Town Hall. Beside that you can admire interesting tenement houses, Bamberka well, old pillary, the fountain of Persephone and baroque figure of St. Jan Nepomucen. Old Town HallFirst Town Hall was built in the 13th century. However its appearance changed into the Renaissance one after huge fire of the city that took place in 1536.The new building was designed by an Italian architect J. B. Quadro from Lugano. It was ready in 1560 after 10 years of work. Interesting tourist attraction of the Poznan Old Town Hall are the billy-goats, which horn each other every noonday on the tower. Inside the Town Hall there is Museum of the History of Poznan City, where you can see historic monuments of Poznan from the 10th century. In the cellar there are remnants of the first Town Hall. Another interesting thing is the Great Vastibule, whose vault is supported by two pillars.
Info: Museum of the History of Poznan City Stary Rynek 1 phone: 852-56-13 Tenement housesTenement houses were reconstucted after the Second World War in the Renaissance and baroque style.The most interesting ones are: no. 42, 43, 50 and 51 with the Renaissance and baroque elements. In tenement houses no. 45, 46 and 47 there is the Museum of Musical Instruments with artistic and folk instruments from the whole world. )
Info: Museum of Musical Instruments Stary Rynek 45 phone: 852-08-57 Gorka's PalaceGorka's Palace is situated in the south-eastern corner of the Old Market.It was built in the 16th century for the Gorka family - one of the most powerful houses in Wielkopolska. The palace was reconstructed after the Second World War. In the present time there is situated the Archeological Museum with prehistoric monuments of Wielkopolska and ancient Egypt. Info: Archeological Museum ul. Wodna 27 phone: 852-82-51 |
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