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             Market Square and surroundings     Cathedral Island     Historical University and surroundings     Outside the Historical Centre
 

Grunwaldzki Bridge (Most Grunwaldzki) is the suspended steel bridge constructed in 1908-1910 as a part of a project to connect the city centre with the districts on the outskirts. Initially it was called the Emperor Bridge and then it was renamed the Liberty Bridge. Thebridge was officially opened on 10th of October 1910 in the presence of the Emperor Wilhelm II.

      

Centennial Hall (Hala Ludowa) is placed on the UNESCO list from the 13 of July 2006. It is a good example of the architecture of the early XX century, project of Max Berg. It was constructed in 1911-1913 and in those days considered very modern in its form and structure. 42 meters high, 67 meters in diameter of the dome, the widest - 95 meters diameter of the interior and the total surface of 14 000 m2 was one of the very few reinforced concrete buildings in the world. Thanks to the large auditorium, moving stage and a folding sports field, it is possible to organize exhibitions, galas, sport events on a large scale. The People’s Hall is suitable to receive up to 1 000 spectators in its auditorium and in all the 56 exhibition areas as many as 10 000. The cost to build it was enormous in those days and it was estimated at 2 million German marks. The company Sauer in Frankfurt del Oder (also exists today) designed a giant organ consisting of 16 706 flutes making it in those days the biggest instrument of that type in the world. Initially the organ was used in the People’s Hall and at present it is placed in the Wroclaw Cathedral.

          

Iglica: a characteristic steel tower in front of the Peoples Hall. It is 96 meters high, weighs 44 tons and it was installed on the 3 of July 1948 to celebrate the Exhibition of the Regained Territories by the Polish after the Second World War.

Szczytnicki Park was created in the XVIII century; there are more than 370 species of trees and bushes growing there.

       

Japanese Garden – it was founded for the first time in 1909-1912 to celebrate the World Exhibition of 1913. Unfortunately once the celebrations were finished the garden became more and more neglected. In 1996-1997 the idea of recreation of the garden was made possible with the help of the Japanese Embassy and the Polish and Japanese gardeners from Nagoya led by Yoshiki Takamura. Once the work was finished 2 months later in 1997 due to a flooding on a scale never experienced in Poland, the garden was under water for 3 weeks. The majority of the plants needed to be replaced and the Japanese Garden was eventually re open to public in 1999.

        

 Zoological Garden first time opened in 1865 and it is the oldest one in Poland. In 2005 there were 7 000 animals of 565 species in the park, among others: 1100 mammals, 1500 birds, 1700 reptiles, 100 amphibias and 2600 fish.

       

Zwierzyniecki Bridge (Most Zwierzyniecki) connects the city centre with the districts on the outskirts of Wroclaw. It is next to the Zoological Garden and Hala Ludowa (Centennial Hall). In 1655 a wooden bridge already existed here and during the plague in 1704 there was a control point to check travellers’ permits to enter the city.

      

  

 
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