Presentation for the visit in Poland

1. Travelling in PolandTravelling in Poland
Made by Aneliya Nikolova

2. PolandPoland
 Republic of Poland is a country in Central Europe
bordered by Germany to the west;
the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south;
Ukraine and Belarus to the east;
and the Baltic Sea, Kaliningrad
Oblast (a Russian exclave) and Lithuania to the
north.
 The total area of Poland is 312,679 square
kilometres making it the 71st largest country in the
world and the 9th largest in Europe.
 Poland is a unitary state divided into
16 administrative subdivisions.
 With a population of over 38.5 million people,
Poland is the 34th most populous country in the
world , the sixth most populous member of the
European Union, and the most populous post-
communist member of the European Union.

3. Lodz
 Lodz is the third-largest city in Poland.
 Located in the central part of the country, it had a population of
742,387 in December 2009.
 It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is approximately 135
kilometres (84 mi) south-west of Warsaw.
 The city'scoat of arms is an example of canting: depicting a boat, it
alludes to the city's name which translates literally as "boat."

4. TourismTourism
 1 - The Piotrkowska Street which remains the high-
street and main tourist attraction in the city, runs
north to south for a little over five kilometres (3.1
miles).
 This makes it one of the longest commercial streets
in the world.
 Sculpture of Artur Rubinstein on Piotrkowska Street in
Łódź, where Rubinstein was born and raised
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 2 - Alley stars in Lodz
 It was founded on the idea of actor Ian
Mahulski in 1996 modeled on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 In the even side of the street (east) are
the stars of operators and directors, but
odd - actors.

5. 3 - Manufactura3 - Manufactura
The Manufaktura is an arts centre, shopping mall,
and leisure complex in Łódź , Poland.
 The revival was aimed at preserving the place’s
ancient atmosphere, and, therefore, the Manufaktura
is now dominated by genuine industrial architecture,
with unplastered red brick buildings.

6. OgrodzieniecOgrodzieniec CastleCastle
 Ogrodzieniec Castle is a
ruined medieval castle in
the Kraków-Częstochowa
Upland.
 Rebuilt several times in its
history, the castle was
originally built in the 14th–
15th century by the
Włodkowie Sulimczycy
family.
 The castle is situated on the
515.5 m high Castle
Mountain , the highest hill
of the Kraków-
Częstochowa Upland.
 Located on the Trail of the
Eagles' Nests, the ruins are
opened for visitors.

7.  Ogrodziniek castle
represents a not
particularly impressive
royal medieval fortress
in the 14th century
which was replaced by
the magnificent baroque
palace in 1545, when it
became the property of
incredibly rich and
influential Polish family
Bonner - Krakow
bankers and advisers of
King Sigismund Old
(1467-1548).
 After another invasion of
the Swedes in the 18th
century Ogrodziniek was
abandoned and began to
crumble. A large part of
the structure, the fort
and towers have been
preserved until today.
Between 1959-1974 year
Ogrodziniek won the
status of protected
historical monument and
now it is open for
tourists.

8. Miniature parkMiniature park
A miniature park is
an open space that
displays miniature
buildings
and models, and is
usually open to the
public.

9. A miniature park may
contain a model of a
single city or town,
often called
a miniature
city or model village,
or it can contain a
number of different
sets of models.

10. It has been developed
as recreational and
tourist attraction, with
possible roots in
Japanese miniature
gardens.

11. CrakowCrakow
 Krakow is the second largest and one of the oldest
cities in Poland.
 Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading
centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and
is one of Poland's most important economic hubs.
 In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of
Culture. The city will also host the next World Youth
Day in 2016.
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12. TourismTourism
 The historic centre of
Cracow, the former capital of
Poland, is situated at the foot of
the Royal Wawel Castle. The
13th-century merchants' town
has Europe's largest market
square and numerous historical
houses, palaces and churches
with their magnificent interiors.
Further evidence of the town's
fascinating history is provided by
the remnants of the 14th-century
fortifications and the medieval
site of Kazimierz with its ancient
synagogues in the southern part
of town, Jagellonian University
and the Gothic cathedral where
the kings of Poland were buried.
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13. The royal castle WawelThe royal castle Wawel
 The Wawel Royal Castle and the
Wawel Hill constitute the most
historically and culturally important
site in Poland.
 For centuries the residence of
the kings of Poland and the symbol of
Polish statehood, the Castle is now
one of the country’s premier art
museums
 Established in 1930, the museum
encompasses ten curatorial
departments responsible for
collections of paintings, including
an important collection of Italian
Renaissance paintings, prints,
sculpture, textiles, among them
the Sigismund II
Augustus tapestry collection,
goldsmith’s work, arms and
armor, ceramics, Meissen
porcelain, and period furniture.
 The museum’s holdings in
oriental art include the largest
collection of Ottoman tents in
Europe. With seven specialized
conservation studios, the
museum is also an important
center for the conservation of
works of art.

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