Manufaktura – the biggest leisure-trade |
LODZ one of the Poland’s largest city – is an important commercial, trade, science, and cultural centre. By the late 19th century Łódź had been home to the Polish, German, Jewish, Russian, Czech, Silesian and many others nations – it was a true melting pot of cultures. In that time several hundred brick factories appeared and Łódź was labeled ,,the Polish Manchester” because of the rush development with the damp machine.
Today’s tourists take great delight in seeing beautifully refurbished tenements and residential structures of factory magnates – the real gems of Art Nouveau and eclecticism – as well as museum collections and unrivalled nineteenth-century industrial architecture.
No trip to Łódź is complete without a stroll down Piotrkowska Street. Public institutions, banks and stores, restaurants, pubs, discos, antique shops, art galleries and cinemas are centered around this main promenade.
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The best place for a long walk is Łagiewnicki Wood – city’s green lungs. This Europe’s largest area of woodland within a city environment is both a recreational area and place of interest. Some of the city’s oldest historic buildings are situated here: the Baroque Franciscan monastery and two wooden chapels dating back to 1676 and 1703.
Łódź is also well known for one of the most prestigious Film School in Europe. Many famous directors and camera men have graduated from it – Roman Polański, Andrzej Wajda, Sławomir Idziak. Fans of Polish cinema have to visit the Cinematography Museum. Museum – housed inside Karol Scheibler’s extraordinary 19th century palace – it is the only museum of its kind in Poland. The collection features over 12,000 film posters, a collections of awards received by Andrzej Wajda, art exhibits and projectors and camera equipment of every kind.
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Film School in Lodz |
Łódź is a fascinating place. Where else can you find cinemas, restaurants and pubs in old factory, museum down a sewer, theatre performances held in apartment blocks, rickshaws peddling in snow, a helicopter inside an internet café and a street featuring the largest piece of graffiti in the world?
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