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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As old as it looks - falling down

The entrance to what is left of the Teutonic Knights Castle

This was once a basemant

The entrance to what is left of the Teutonic Knights Castle

The rests of the Teutonic Castle

Built from middle the 13th to middle the 15th century. It had an unusual shape of a hoof. A massive octagonal tower dominated over the castle. The castle was taken and destroyed by the townspeople in 1454 during an uprising against the Teutonic Order Knights. Its only fully preserved element is the Gdanisko - a tower used in the past as a toilet.

Area of the Teutonic Castle

Roof falling down

Walls of the castle

Torun houses

Inscription about the Teutonic Knights Castle

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Torun's Old Town

Zbor Ewangelicki - Evangelical Church

Originally a gothic house, rebuilt in baroque style at the end of the 17th century. Its facade is richly ornamented with stucco decoration. In the hall there are sculptured, oak, GdaÅsk stairs dated for 1697. Currently it houses a unit of the District Museum.

Preventing the roof from falling on people

St. Jacob's Church

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