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Polish Army Museum
The Polish Army Museum , which presents the history of the Polish army from the creation of the Polish state until WWII. Heavy armour, tanks and fighter planes from WWII are displayed in the park adjoining the museum.
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Kłodzko Regional Museum
Kłodzko museum, 50m west of the parish church, has displays relating to the history of the town and the region, and a collection of contemporary glass by local artists (the region is noted for its glass production).
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Rynek Główny
This vast square (Rynek Główny in Polish) is the focus of the Old Town, and is Europes largest medieval town square (200m by 200m). Its most prominent feature is the 15th-century town hall tower , which you can climb.
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Toruń Gingerbread Museum
Not to be confused with the commercial Gingerbread Museum across town, this branch of the Toruń Regional Museum is housed in a former gingerbread factory and looks at the 600-year-long history of the citys favourite sweet.
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Holy Cross Cathedral
Gothic cathedral a short walk north of the Rynek, featuring 73m-high towers and mostly Baroque interior furnishing. The lovely bronze gate at the western entrance was erected in 1995 to mark the church’s 700th year.
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Granary
A separate ethnographic section of the Niedzica Castle Museum is located in an old timber granary, 150m from the castle. The exhibits focus on Spisz folk art. You can also walk over to the nearby Coach House (Powozownia).
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Nożyk Synagogue
This is the city’s only synagogue to survive WWII. Built between 1898 and 1902 in neo-Romanesque style, its interior features heavy metal chandeliers and tall vaulted colonnades. It’s still used for religious purposes.
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Museum of Goldsmithery
The tiny Museum of Goldsmithery seems overpriced for its size, but some of the gold and silverwork collection is captivating. Jewellery lovers will be particularly enraptured with the unique modern designs upstairs.
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St George’s Church
With its squat, square tower, the Gothic church looks like the town’s second fortress from a distance. Its interior has furnishings and decoration dating from various periods, indicating a number of alterations over time.
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Gingerbread Museum
Learn about gingerbread’s history and create a spicy concoction of your own under the enlightened instruction of a mock-medieval gingerbread master. All of it takes place in a renovated 16th-century gingerbread factory.
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Market Hall
Built on the site of a Dominican monastery, the late-19th-century Market Hall is more interesting for its wrought-iron railway-station architecture than for the procession of butchers, bakers and wedding-dress makers inside.
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Lubuski Theatre
Next door to the museum is the BWA Art Gallery , which hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary art. On the same street to the south, Don’t miss this fabulous Art Deco, designed by the Berlin architect Oskar Kaufmann in 1931.
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Gas Industry Museum
Surprisingly interesting institution a short walk north of the Rynek, within an old redbrick gasworks that operated from 1902 to 1977. Among its varied gas-related exhibits, it contains an extensive collection of gas meters.
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Elbląg Museum
A five-minute walk south along the riverbank is the Elbląg Museum. Occupying two large buildings, the museum has sections on archaeology and the town’s history, plus a photographic record of Elbląg from the 19th century to WWII.
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Łowicz Cathedral
Originally Gothic, this vast 15th-century building underwent several renovations and is now a mishmash of styles, including Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo. Twelve archbishops of Gniezno and primates of Poland are buried in the church.
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Communist Monument
Rzeszóws overblown Monument of the Revolutionary Deed is impressive indeed and was dedicated to the fight against Nazi Germany. It was designed and erected in the 1970s and has withstood frequent calls over the years to pull it down.
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Parish Church of Our Lady
Leskos very pretty parish church stands west of the synagogue. It was built in 1539 and its exterior still retains many Gothic features, including the eastern portal. The freestanding Baroque bell tower was added in the mid-18th century.
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Sołdek Museum Ship
The SS Sołdek is a museum ship moored in front of the granaries. Once you’re on board and past the fairly dull introductory video, you can test the limits of your claustrophobia and vertigo in the lower and higher sections of the vessel.
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Toszek Castle
This impressive Gothic castle was built in 1222. It housed successive Silesian dukes, Habsburg nobles and commercial magnates, before burning down in 1811. Now it houses a culture centre. The grounds are free to enter during daylight hours.
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Evangelical Church
The circular dome of the 18th-century Evangelical Church proudly overlooks a busy junction. The dome is in fact the largest in Warsaw, and the church is renowned for its excellent acoustics and is the venue for a variety of musical events.
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