Historical and cultural heritage of Poland

The oldest settlement discovered in Biskupin in central Poland.

The statue of Światowid

– the pagan god that

was adored before the

adoption of Christianity.

Formation of Polish state 966 – adoption of Christianity First Polish Ruler – Mieszko I.

The example of architecture The TeutonicKnights Castle in Malbork (the biggest medieval

castle made of bricks)

In XVI century Polish king Zygmunt Stary married Italian princess Bona Sforza whoadopted to Poland a lot of Italian culture

architecture and cuisine.

Wawel Castle in Kraków

Polish Baroque

Church organ in Święta Lipka The chanpel in Czarmna

Neoclassical President’s Palace in Warsaw

In XIX century Poland did not exist on the maps of Europe. Russia, Austo-Hungarian Empire and Prussia have done an annexation of Polish teritory.

At that time artists sacrificed their art to the fight of freedom. Jan Matejko – his paintings presents Polish huge victories f.e.

Battle of Grunwald.

In the end of XIX century in southern Poland was arised an architectual style called „zakopiański”.

Leon Chwistek

„From Russia with love.”

The Palace of Culture and Science