30 th July 2014
Toruń has the largest number of preserved Gothic houses in Poland, many with Gothic wall paintings or wood-beam ceilings from the 16th to the 18th centuries
Toruń, unlike many other historic cities in Poland, escaped substantial destruction in World War II. Particularly left intact was the Old Town, all of whose important architectural monuments are originals, not reconstructions.
Major renovation projects have been undertaken in recent years to improve the condition and external presentation of the Old Town. Besides the renovation of various buildings, projects such as the reconstruction of the pavement of the streets and squares (reversing them to their historical appearance), and the introduction of new plants, trees and objects of 'small architecture', are underway.
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| The building where I studied. |
University Of Nicolaus Copernicus
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| The Vistula River |
Torun lies on Vistula River which is the longest and the biggest river in Poland.
The bridge on Vistula River
The Curve Tower
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| The Curve Tower -front |
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A lovely house next to river
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The square next to Vistula River.
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| Just me |
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| A nice green house |
Torun is very popular with tourists from home and from other countries. In my point of view it is worth visiting it.
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The town looks very nice.
ReplyDelete(reversing them to their historical appearance) Would that be removal of Soviet era alterations?
Andrew, luckily this city survived in a good shape and what is more interesting there Soviet Army had been here since 1945 to 1989 can you believe 100 000 ( soldiers with their family and one of the suburb was completely closed for Polish). They left Poland in 1990. When I was studuying here it was completely independent city. Torun always was charming and fantastic city.
Deletenice that so many of the older buildings are intact and are being restored. i like the brick-work. :)
ReplyDeleteHere a lot of buildings is made from red brick. It is typical here.
DeleteSo nice to see a photo of you enjoying the pretty walkway by the river. The buildings are lovely. Good to see where you studied, too.
ReplyDeleteMildred, thanks a lot.
DeleteLooks a lovely place....
ReplyDeleteYes,you are right.
DeleteIt's good to know that so much of the Old Town has been preserved. I very much enjoyed seeing these photos of our hometown.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely torun is well preserved.
DeleteIt's great that so much has been preserved. It does look like a nice place to visit.
ReplyDeleteCynthia, East or West Torun the best.
Deletewonderful place, one can feel the heat of the day !!! in your photos. Bravo ... : )
ReplyDeletewonderful place, one can feel the heat of the day !!! in your photos. Bravo ... : )
ReplyDeleteThanks, a lot.
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