The City of Nicholas Copernicus

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February 10th 2008

Published: March 10th 2008

Torun is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus. It was inscribed onto the World Heritage List of UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997. Torun is one of the few Polish cities which were not destroyed in World War II. The buildings you see here are as old as they look. Everybody knows the story of the rat catcher o... Read Full Entry

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Palac Dambskich - Dambski Palace

Building constructed in 1693 in a baroque style with facade richly decorated with floral ornaments. The founder and the first owner of the palace was the contemporary bishop of Kujawy - StanisÅaw Kazimierz DÄmbski. Currently it houses the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University.

Palac Dambskich - Dambski Palace

Katedra ss. Janow - St. John's Cathedral

cathedral of St John the Baptiser and St John the Evangelist, the oldest Gothic church in the Land of Chelmno (its roots dates from the first half of 13th century), a place of baptism of Nicholas Copernicus. It has one of the biggest bells in Poland named âTuba Deiâ (âGodâs Trumpet).