Memorials to visit Poland

The monument to Marshal Józef Piłsudski is an impressive statue dedicated to one of Poland's greatest leaders. Erected on Piłsudski Square, this bronze monument symbolizes the strength and determination of the Marshal, a truly historic figure for the country. It is an important place of national remembrance and celebration: a reminder of Marshal Józef Piłsudski's essential role in the struggle for Polish independence and freedom.

This statue, which proudly rises in the park Łazienki side Aleje Ujazdowskie, pays tribute to the great Polish composer. Near the very romantic statue of the composer hair, take free outdoor concerts during the summer months on Sunday. The statue is high in 1926, according to the W. Szymanowski project. Klokot in 1940 by the Germans, it was rebuilt in the same way in May 1958. It is located at one of the park entrances from Ujazdowskie Avenue, a little before the Belvedere.

Located at the entrance to the Gdańsk construction sites, in Solidarność Square, three 40-meter-high stainless steel crosses stand in memory of the workers who fell at this location, under militia bullets, during the 1970 riots. For the next 10 years, to secretly pay tribute to their companions, the workers placed stones that the authorities immediately removed. Under pressure from the unions, in 1980, the Communist Party agreed to its construction.

Inaugurated in 1984 to commemorate the ^45th anniversary of the event, this moving monument pays tribute to all the insurgents of 1944. August¹ is considered the anniversary of this desperate uprising, which ended in merciless Nazi repression and the almost complete destruction of the city. If you pass through Warsaw at this time, you'll see a multitude of candles and wreaths laid in front of the monument.

On the Rynek, between the Cloth Hall and the Church of Our Lady, stands this bronze statue of the Romantic poet, the work of Teodor Rygier, unveiled for the centenary of Mickiewicz's birth in 1898. Perched on a pedestal, it is surrounded by four allegorical figures, symbolizing poetry, patriotism, education and heroism. It is a favorite meeting place of Krakow's citizens and the focal point of the Christmas market.

The Jewish community was quite important in the town. It had a synagogue and contributed to the dynamism of this rural town. Unfortunately, the Nazi barbarism reserved it a fate as fatal as the neighboring towns. Of these centuries of cohabitation, there is not much left, not even a cemetery, dismantled by the occupier. The monument that bears the name "Wailing Wall" stands on the site of this former burial ground.

At the end of Grodzka Street, before arriving in front of the Wawel, this wooden cross, installed in 1990, commemorates the victims of the Katyn massacre in 1940, when 22,000 Polish officers and managers were murdered on Stalin's orders and their families deported to Kazakhstan. Despite the evidence, the Communist authorities believe that it was a Nazi atrocity and it was not until the fall of the USSR that Boris Yeltsin acknowledged Moscow's responsibility.