A veritable patchwork of styles, the building has a complex, much remodelled, frontage although late Gothic predominates. Historically the seat of city government, its basement served as as beer cellar. The Flamboyant décor of the east façade is the ..

Wroclaw’s greatest Baroque ensemble was initially a Jesuit school, established in 1670. From 1811, the Prussian authorities assumed control of the university, founded in 1702 by Leopold I. On the ground floor, the Oratorium Marianum holds regular c..

This monumental picture, painted in Lwów in the late 19C depicts the Battle of Raclawice, which took place on 4 April 1794 and marked the victory of the Poles over the Russian invaders. The picture proved a popular success and a focus for nationalist..

The museum is sited in a late-19C neo-Renaissance building. The first floor focuses on Silesian art: fine collection of medieval polychrome wood sculpture; mannerist and modernist pictures; 17C furniture and objects, silverware, ceramics… The second ..