Frédéric Chopin Park — Attraction in Poznan

Frederic Chopin's stay in Poznań is commemorated by two plaques and a bust.

The bust is today in a grounds of the magnificent baroque building that now houses the municipal offices of Poznañ. The park is out the back. Smallish, but beautiful and a wonderful setting. The below text is from a local Polish website in English.....Chopin.nifc.pl ... Behind this building, on Podgórna, is a small park named after Chopin, with a bust of the composer made by Marcin Rożek. This was originally unveiled in 1923 in Stanisław Moniuszko Park in Poznań. It was held in safekeeping during the war and in 1961 placed in its new site, in the Fryderyk Chopin Park. In 1997 the bust was destroyed by a bomb explosion. A copy was produced, which was unveiled in 1999 (in Fryderyk Chopin Park). In that same year the previous bust was unveiled after restoration in the White Room of the Poznań Municipal Offices. [7] The Jesuit college in Poznań was erected in the first half of the eighteenth century (replacing the Renaissance college built towards the end of the sixteenth century). In spite of minor alterations made during the nineteenth century, its monumental baroque structure has survived to the present day. It combines the forms of monastery and palace. The palatial complex also includes the church of St Stanislaus the Martyr (on Plac Kolegiacki at the exit of Gołębia). In 1773 the Jesuit Order was abolished. In 1793, when the city was occupied by the Prussians, the building became home to the Prussian administration. During the period of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, the building was the headquarters of Prince Friedrich August, Saxon Elector (from 1806 King of Saxony) and Grand Duke of Warsaw. Following the Congress of Vienna, it was inhabited for many years by Duke Antoni Radziwiłł, with his wife, Luiza, née Hohenzollern. The building now houses the Municipal Offices of Poznań. In the Museum of Musical Instruments (at 45 Stary Rynek [Market Square]), in the Chopin Room (first floor, room 9), there stands the piano on which Chopin played during his visit to Duke Antoni Radziwiłł at Antonin. There is also a cast of Chopin's hand and his death-mask, Henryk Siemiradzki's painting Koncert Fryderyka Chopina w salonie księcia Antoniego Radziwiłła w 1829 r. [A concert given by Fryderyk Chopin in the salon of Duke Antoni Radziwiłł in 1829] a bust of the composer (in lime, design by Wacław Szymanowski), a portrait of Chopin and an upright piano by 'Traugott Berndt - Breslau'...

It is located at Podgórna Street, in the backyard of the former Jesuit College and the Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop. A large garden, serving economic and educational purposes, was created at the Jesuit College at the beginning of the 18th century. We know that it served as a botanical zoo from the diary of Józef Kalasanty Jakubowski (1788-1877), a professor of nature at St. Mary Magdalene Gymnasium. He mentioned that the garden was an aid "during lectures on natural sciences". In 1815, the garden became part of the residence of governor Antoni Radziwiłł, which was transformed into a park. The expansion of the city, including the construction of the eastern section of Podgórna Street in 1938, which includes extensive protection of the park area. In 1961, it was opened to the public and received its current need. The area of ​​the park currently amounts to 1.8 ha. There are several merits growing in it, which draw attention to the trees, including: a small-leaved lime tree with a circumference of about 3 m, a maple, an oak, a plane tree. Among the greenery rises a marble bust of Fryderyk Chopin, sculpted by...

I visited the park and it is absolutely beautiful. The park is well maintained and there are many benches to sit. I didn't go into the buildings but I think they may house a church. No restrooms were seen. The park is also dog-friendly, but make sure to clean up...