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Heritage sites

Radio station

photo: K. Szymik / Gliwice City Hall

Radio station

The antenna tower of Radio Station Gliwice is one of the most interesting technical heritage sites in the Silesian...

Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance

photo: Gliwice City Hall

Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance

The Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance is a new branch of Museum in Gliwice. It is located in an old funeral...

Caro Villa

photo: Z. Daniec / Gliwice City Hall

Caro Villa

It is an example of perfectly preserved 19th century residential property styled as a Renaissance villa. It was once...

The Piast Castle

photo: Z. Daniec / Gliwice City Hall

The Piast Castle

One of the oldest sites in Gliwice, known as the Piast Castle, remains a subject of studies by historians, as many...

City Hall

photo: K. Szymik / Gliwice City Hall

City Hall

The City Hall located in the centre of the Main Square was reconstructed several times over the course of its history....

Former Main Post Office

photo: Gliwice City Hall

Former Main Post Office

The building of the Post Office is an echo of the so-called beautiful Gothic style. The site was built in early 20th...

The "Boy and Swan" fountain

photo: Gliwice City Hall

The "Boy and Swan" fountain

The "Boy and Swan" fountain is a copy of a bronze cast sculpture made according to a model by Theodor Kalide in 1833....

The "Dancing Fauns" fountain

photo: Gliwice City Hall

The "Dancing Fauns" fountain

At the side of ul. Zwycięstwa we can see a fountain with the "Dancing Fauns" sculpture dating back to 1928. The...

Fountain with a Neptune sculpture

photo: Gliwice City Hall

Fountain with a Neptune sculpture

This sculpture made of sandstone by Johannes Nitsche dates back to 1794. Neptune sculptures were traditionally placed...

St. Bartholomew's Church (aka Old Church)

photo: A. Witwicki / Gliwice City Hall

St. Bartholomew's Church (aka Old Church)

The history of this temple reaches back to Middle Ages – the first mentions were recorded in 13th century and were...

St. Barbara's Church

photo: Z. Daniec / Gliwice City Hall

St. Barbara's Church

This temple was built in 1859 by Evangelicals and is a true architectural pearl of the region. It is a rare example of...

St. George’s Church in Ostropa

photo: Z. Daniec / Gliwice City Hall

St. George’s Church in Ostropa

The church was consecrated in 1719. It was built on the site of a temple destroyed during Swedish wars in 1655–1656....

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