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Katowice to miasto dynamicznych przemian, które ma wiele do zaoferowania. Ciekawe i wyjątkowe w skali kraju wydarzenia muzyczne i sportowe to tylko część bogatej oferty miasta, które jest administracyjnym, akademickim i kulturalnym sercem woj. śląskiego. Warto poznać także ciekawą i zróżnicowaną architekturę, aby ją zobaczyć.

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Śródmieście Katowic kryje w sobie wiele atrakcji i zabytków, które pomimo swojej integralności z historią i tradycją stolicy Górnego Śląska, niekoniecznie wpisują się w znany i najbardziej kojarzony industrialny wizerunek miasta. Niżej przedstawiona propozycja trasy zawiera w sobie nie tylko poprzemysłowe obiekty, lecz również budynki sztuki, kultury i edukacji. Na trasie znajdą Państwo niezwykłe i unikatowe miejsca świadczące nie tylko o bogatej kulturowo przeszłości miasta, lecz również o nowoczesności i rozwoju Katowic.

Na trasie znajduje się:

Teatr Lalki i Aktora "Ateneum"
Teatr Śląski im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego
Muzeum Śląskie
Hala Widowiskowo - Sportowa "Spodek"
Kościół ewangelicko - augsburski Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego
Kościół Mariacki
Hotel Monopol
Kinoteatr Rialto
Muzeum Historii Katowic
Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego
Biblioteka Śląska
Zabytkowy Cmentarz przy ul. Francuskiej
Gmach Sejmu Śląskiego
Centrum Kultury Katowice im. Krystyny Bochenek
Gmach Urzędów Niezespolonych (Wydział Filologiczny Uniwersytetu Śląskiego)
Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla

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Date added: 17.12.2015

RCIT Katowice

Objects on the trail

The Puppet and Actor Theatre "Athenaeum"in Katowice

Katowice

The Puppet and Actor Theatre "Athenaeum", created in 1945, is one of the oldest institutions of this kind in Poland. The current theater repertoire is mainly addressed to children. It includes both the classic fairy tale and contemporary items. The performances combine in a way that differs from the staging schemes forms of puppet theater with live-action scene. The Athenaeum Gallery also operates at the theater.

The Silesian Theatre in Katowice

Katowice

The Wyspiański Silesian Theatre in Katowice is the largest drama stage in Upper Silesia. Its traditions date back to 1922, when in the capital of the new, autonomous Silesian voivodeship forming part of reborn Poland, a Polish theater was established. The theater building was erected in the eastern part of the Katowice market square in the years 1905-1907 for the German City Theatre. Architect Karl Moritz gave it the neo-Classicist style with elements of Modernism.

Silesian Museum

Katowice

The complex of buildings of the Silesian Museum, situated in the former Katowice coal mine, along with other institutions which are being built here will create the so-called Cultural District - the new centre of cultural life for the city. The coal mine "Katowice" operated from the third decade of the nineteenth century until the end of the last century. In total, about 120 million tons of coal were mined. Characteristic old buildings have remained of the mine, many of whom were built as early as the nineteenth century, and each individual building was given the features inspired by the Romanesque and Gothic styles.

The 'Spodek' Sport and Show Arena

Katowice

The 'Spodek' Sport and Show Arena, a symbol of the city of Katowice, in the opening year 1971 was the largest and most modern sports and entertainment facility in Poland.

The Evangelical Church of the Resurrection in Katowice

Katowice

The Evangelical Church of the Resurrection is the oldest stone church in Katowice. It was built in the years 1856-1858 – and it is the oldest building in the city. Later, it was expanded and restored many times. It is a neo-Romanesque shrine, also referring to the early Christian architecture. Inside the church it is worth noting the original pulpit, stained glass windows in the chancel and valuable organ.

The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Katowice

Katowice

The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is currently the oldest surviving Catholic church in the center of Katowice.The parish church of Saint Mary’s, was built in the years 1862-1870. This beautiful neo-Gothic church stands at the eastern end of Mariacka Street (originally Richard Holze Street) Inside, there are, among others, beautiful stained glass windows, designed by Adam Bunsch.

Hotel Monopol Katowice*****

Katowice

An exclusive hotel in the 1930’s style, once one of the most luxurious hotels in pre-war Poland

Kinoteatr "RIALTO"

Katowice

Kinateatru Rialto building was erected in 1912, and the movie itself started its activities in the next year.

Katowice

The Museum of the History of Katowice

Katowice

The Museum of the History of Katowice was founded in 1983 as a continuation of the Social Museum of the History of Katowice and a branch of the Upper Silesian Museum. Currently, the museum is housed in an Art Nouveau building located in the city center street, at the Księdza Szafranka Street. The museum invites you to see two permanent exhibitions: one is devoted to the history of Katowice; the other presents recreated house interiors of the middle and upper classes. The Museum holds a collection of pastels by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz - Witkacy.

The Academy of Music in Katowice

Katowice

The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice is the oldest Polish institution of higher education in Silesia. It is housed in several buildings in the city center, of which the neo-Gothic main building (the former building school) and the Centre for Contemporary Arts and Music Education "Symphony" distinguish themselves. Since 2002, the Museum of Silesian Organs has been operating in the Academy, featuring antique musical instruments, as well as archival documents related to them.

The Building of the Silesian Library in Katowice

Katowice

The distinctive, modern building of the Silesian Library in Katowice is located on the Rada Europy Square (The Council of Europe Square). It was built in the late twentieth century. The building was designed by Marek Gierlotki, Stanislaw Jarecki and Jurand Kwaśniewicz. The library dates back to the early 20s of the twentieth century, when the institution named the Silesian Library was created. Currently, the Silesian Library has of more than 2 million volumes in its collection.

The Historic Cemetery at Francuska St in Katowice

Katowice

There are 23 cemeteries in Katowice. In many of them well known people are buried, and we can admire beautiful tombstones. But the most important necropolis of Katowice, the counterpart of Warsaw’s Powązki and Cracow’s Rakowice, is the cemetery of the parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary located at Francuska Street. The Avenue of Honor can be found here, including the graves of Wojciech Korfanty, Józef Rymer and General Józef Ziętek.

The Edifice of the Silesian Parliament in Katowice

Katowice

In the interwar period, the Silesian Parliament (Sejm) was in the legislative authority of the autonomous Silesian voivodeship. In the years 1925-1929, a magnificent edifice was built in Katowice, which became the seat of both the Silesian Parliament and the Voivodeship Office. The building was the largest in Poland at that time. It- was built in the neo- Classicist style. The Parliament Hall became a model for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, which was being constructed at the same time.

The Krystyna Bochenek Cultural Center of Katowice

Katowice

The Krystyna Bochenek Cultural Center of Katowice is one of the most important cultural institutions on the map of Upper Silesia. The center arranges exhibitions and conducts educational activities, organizing festivals and concerts. The Korez Theater, the Centre of Polish Stage Art and music clubs operate in the building. It was built in the 1970s as the Educational and Ideological Center for Workers’ Cadre.

The Edifice of the Central Administration Offices in Katowice

Katowice

The Edifice of the Central Administration Offices forms a western frontage of the Silesian Parliament Square in Katowice. It was built in the late 30s of the last century to accommodate the government offices, which were not housed in the Silesian Parliament. The office building was designed by modernist Witold Kłębkowski, who gave it the shape of a lying cuboid. Before the Second World War, there was a stone relief of a crowned eagle on the eastern facade of the southern projection. The work of Stanisław Szukalski was removed by the Nazis.

The Archcathedral of Christ the King in Katowice

Katowice

The Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice was being built over nearly 30 years. The construction work started in 1927, and the ceremony of its consecration took place in 1955. The building was built in the Classicist style, with a monumental colonnade in front of the main entrance and a distinctive central dome. This dome is 64 meters tall and is lower than the one originally designed by 38 m. The church is the largest arch cathedral in Poland.

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