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Planty, the site of the event, in place of the defensive walls, moat and earth embankments, i.e. known existing fortifications, Old Town. They consist of specific gardens whose names refer to objects and places located in the vicinity: Barbican, Dworzec, Florianka, Gródek, Palace of Art, Stradom, University and Wawel.

A walk along the alleys of the Planty is a kind of lesson in the history of art and architecture. discovered that the Planty is decorated with trees and shrubs – ash trees, chestnut trees, maples, lindens, poplars and elms, as well as one plane tree. There are also plants, rows, flower beds, bridges and ponds. The monuments are white among the greenery and are just beginning to grow.

Attractions:
“Freedom Tree”
“Chopin’s Piano” fountain
lantern of the dead
Monument to Michał Bałucki
monument to Tadeusz Boy Żeleński
monument to Aleksandra Fredro
monument to Grażyna and Litawor
Artur Grottger’s monument
monument to Jadwiga and Jagiełło
Monument to Nicolaus Copernicus
monument to Jan Matejko
Monument to Florian Straszewski
Lilli Weneda’s monument
monument to Bohdan Zalewski “Bojan”
“Wild Planty” playground (ul. św. Gertrudy)
“Plantuś” playground (ul. Poselska)

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