Facts About Książ Castle A first fortification at the site was destroyed by the Bohemian forces of King Ottokar II in 1263. The second castle complex was devastated in 1482 by Georg von Stein, a [...]

Facts About Modlin Fortress Modlin Fortress was originally constructed by the French from 1806 to 1812. Modlin Fortress is one of the largest 19th-century fortresses in Poland. Modlin Fortress is [...]

Facts About Imperial Castle The Imperial Castle in Poznań, popularly called Zamek. Imperial Castle was constructed under the German rule in 1910 by Franz Schwechten for William II, German [...]

Facts About Giewont Giewont is composed of dolomite and limestone caves, as well as gneiss and granite in the southern section. On Great Giewont, there is a 15 m steel cross, erected in 1901, the [...]

Facts About St. Florian’s Gate St. Florian’s Gate was built as part of a protective rampart around Kraków after the Tatar attack of 1241 which destroyed most of the city. [...]

Zamek Ogrodzieniec Facts Zamek Ogrodzieniec is a ruined medieval castle in the semi-mountainous highland region called the Polish Jura in south-central Poland. Established in the early 12th [...]

Facts About Neptune’s Fountain The Neptune’s Fountain is located at the Długi Targ, in front of the entrance to the Artus Court. In 1549 a now unknown well was located by the entrance [...]

Facts About Town Hall Tower The Tower is the only remaining part of the old Kraków Town Hall demolished in 1820 as part of the city plan to open up the Main Square. Built of stone and brick at [...]

Facts About Malbork Castle Malbork Castle is also one of Poland’s official national Historic Monuments, as designated on 16 September 1994. Its listing is maintained by the National [...]

Facts About Tatra National Park Tatra National Park is a National Park located in the Tatra Mountains in Tatra County, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska region, in central-southern [...]