Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland, straddling the meeting of the River Vistula with its left-bank tributary, the Brda. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021 and an urban agglomeration with more than 470,000 inhabitants, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. It is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and the co-capital, with Toruń, of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Kuyavia, also referred to as Cuyavia, is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of Vistula, as well as east from Noteć River and Lake Gopło. It is divided into three traditional parts: north-western, central, and south-eastern.
Ujazdów Castle is a castle in the historic Ujazdów district, between Ujazdów Park and the Royal Baths Park, in Warsaw, Poland.
The Centrum LIM is a skyscraper located in Warsaw, Poland, built in 1989 by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, ILBAU GmbH, and the hotel chain Marriott International. In 1998, ILBAU sold its share to SGS GmbH.
Poznań Główny, anglicised to Poznan Main, is the chief railway station for the city of Poznań, Poland's fifth-largest city, and capital of the Greater Poland Province.
Ars Nova is a Polish early music instrumental ensemble founded in Warsaw in 1981 by Jacek Urbaniak.
Jaroslaw Pijarowski is a Polish avant-garde artist, art curator and founder of Teatr Tworzenia. He creates contemporary music, poetry, photography, fine arts and theatre-music spectacles.
Drukarnia Dom Mody is a shopping mall in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
The Jedynak in Bydgoszcz, Poland is a historical building at 15 Gdańska Street. The building stands at the corner where the Gdańska and Dworcowa streets meet.
Dworcowa Street is one of the main streets of Bydgoszcz, in Downtown district. Many of its buildings are registered on Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Heritage List.
Grodzka Street is a historical street in Old Town of Bydgoszcz, Poland. The street is located in the northern part of the Old Town: it stretches along Brda River waterfront, following an east-west axis. The street starts at the intersection with Bernardyńska street and ends at Tadeusz Malczewski street's crossing. Its length is approximately 430 m. The Grodzka Street was laid out in mid-14th century, when Bydgoszcz became a charter city. Grodzka Street buildings vary greatly one from the other, beginning with the three historic granaries from late 18th century, to the all-glass similar-shape modern mBank in Bydgoszcz, which became an icon of Polish architecture.
Podwale street is a historic path of Bydgoszcz old town.
Śniadecki Street is one of the most important streets of downtown Bydgoszcz, with an important mercantile concentration.
Sergiusz Graf von Toll was a Polish entomologist who specialised in microlepidoptera and particularly Coleophoridae. He was a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Teatr Tworzenia, or The Theater of Creation, Polish avant-garde theater, founded by Jarosław Pijarowski. According to the author's definition it is: "Uninstitutionalized form of realization of creative ideas, consisting on intuitive-improvisational thematic activities; Have on the goal of integration and promotion of creative thought in audio-visual forms. The Theater of Creation does not have a permanent place, which is related to the idea -Live Act - live creation according to a previously accepted scenario, for the audience with no time, space or space constraints, more than once with the audience.
Andrzej Jan Szwalbe (1923-2002) was a Polish lawyer, social and cultural activist and manager of the musical life in Bydgoszcz. He was the originator and creator of numerous artistic projects outside the region. In 1993, he has been designated as "Honorary Citizen of Bydgoszcz". He was awarded the highest state orders for his contribution to Polish culture.
Ujazdów is a prominent neighbourhood situated in central Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is the southernmost part of the Downtown (Śródmieście) district, next to Solec and historical Frascati. The main thoroughfare passing through the neighbourhood is Ujazdów Avenue; the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland, the Foreign Ministry and the Belweder Palace are located on or in the vicinity of the street. Ujazdów is an affluent neighbourhood, with villas, palaces and parks comprising most of its area. The most notable landmarks are the Łazienki Park and Palace on the Isle, the 18th century summer residence of Poland's last monarch Stanisław II Augustus.
Stanisław Horno-Popławski (1902-1997) was a Russian-Polish painter, sculptor and pedagogue.
Brothers Teodor and Franciszek Gajewski were sculptors and painters, who lived in Bydgoszcz, Poland in the 20th century.