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 A detail from the Great
Tribunal by gosiaPL
And this is so true of Lublin! This detail comes from the front of the Great Tribunal in the market square, but I suggest you check also the buildings in the Deptak walkway that takes you from the centre to the Old Town. Some of the details are stunning!
The details, of course! They show that people cared for their culture and civilisation to be expressed in architecture as well...
Compare that with the unimaginative architecture of communist era, and you'll see what I mean :-) Leave a Comment
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 The Devil's Claw mark by gosiaPL
Apparently, once there was a poor widow who was unjustly sentenced by the corrupted Tribunal to pay a high compensation fee to a rich magnate. On hearing the sentence she cried: "If I were tried by devils, I would have been given a fair sentence!". The devil heard her: he came at night, made the judges change the sentence, and left his claw stamp on the Tribunals table...
True or not, the 1637 Lublin Chronicle has the whole story!
This picture is actually a fragment of a postcard with the story on it as well. The claw is covered with glass so using flash would be no good; non-flash photo would be too dark as the table itself is quite dark. Leave a Comment
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 Polish-Lithuanian Union, by
Matejko (1869) by gosiaPL
A large part of the museum is occupied by the Gallery of Polish Paintings and that is simply a must! I had no idea that the gallery houses masterpieces by some of our finest painters: Matejko, Kossak, Wyspianski or Malczewski.
If you go there, check the Unia Lubelska by Matejko in its natural size of 2.89x5.12m (9x16ft) - just sit on the couch there and, I guess the word is... explore this painting :-)
Entry to the museum is 6 zl ($1.5) but the 10 zl ($2.5) ticket will also include the Holy Trinity Chapel (see my Must-See tip about it). Picture taking in the museum will cost you additional 35 zl (about $9) but this excludes the chapel, I'm afraid...
Visiting the gallery, definitely. It made me rediscover the Polish school of painting , I really got hooked now! That's why I download art pictures here and there in my homepage and Polish travelpages. You'll see more in time so please bear with me ;-) Leave a Comment
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 The decay and the rise,
near Grodzka St. by gosiaPL
The omnipresent drilling noise was almost bearable compared to taking photos and having to make sure that no crane or scaffolding gets in your picture - that was quite a task, I tell you!
Check the contrast on this photo: shabby, neglected houses that Commies didn't care much for versus the all-done-up red building. I tried to imagine the whole of the Old Town in such a great shape, and decided I must return to Lublin one day...
One more reason for why I took this photo: the building is just two windows wide, I guess that can be called "cozy'"! ;-)
The beautiful, neat old houses... all done up to admire them. Leave a Comment
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 Gangway from the Castle to the
Old Town by gosiaPL
Like most Old Town quarters in Poland, also the Lublin one is quite compact - like an isle within the greater city. This not only makes the tour easy, but also offers nice views from different angles!
I guess this is my favourite view. I took the picture sort of half way from the castle to the Old Town's Grodzka Gate (can you see the gate?). I like this gangway (or should I call this a bridge with no river underneath...?), it adds flavour and depth to the view.
You can also go down the stairs on your right to the lovely square below - check the magnificent view of both the castle and the Old Town from there! Leave a Comment
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 Downtown Lublin (FYI) by hunterV
Constitution Monument in Krakowskie Przedmiescie - Lokietka Square - Bramowa - Grodzka - Zamkowa to the Castle.
visiting the Castle and admiring the stories about it and its interior. Leave a Comment
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 Lublin : Wander Around... by coceng
Seeing many beautiful buildings & monuments along the way.
The photo on the left was taken on a street while I was walking to the train station to catch my train back to Warsaw.
I didn't want to take the town bus directly to the train station, I would prefer to walk & this I find is so enjoyable ! Leave a Comment
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 Lublin : Stanislaw On The
Train... by coceng
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