Old Market Square
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The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 12,000 square metres, or about 3 acres. It is one of the largest paved squares in the United Kingdom.
attractions: Stary Browar, Imperial Castle, Museum of the History of Poznań, Croissant Museum, Royal Castle, National Museum, Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mary Magdalene and St. Stanislaus, Frédéric Chopin Park, Fontanna Wolności, Dąbrowskiego-Park, restaurants: Whiskey in the Jar, Pyra Bar Poznań, Drevny Kocur, Wiejskie Jadło, Zdolni, The Mexican, Mai Pen Raj, Lavenda Cafe & Lunch, Schaboszczak od Dziadka, Restauracja Rynek 95
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The Old Market Square is an open, pedestrianised city square in Nottingham, England, forming the heart of the city, and covering an area of approximately 12,000 square metres, or about 3 acres. It is one of the largest paved squares in the United Kingdom.
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Unforgettable moments in Poland: Exploring its rich history, vibrant culture, and breathtaking landscapes with @jandy_1503 ❤️ Share with your travel buddies below!😍 🎥 @jandy_1503 (yourbabejen via Tiktok) 📍Poland - Old Town Square - Imperial Castle - Fara Church - Poznan National Museum
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The first settlements in what is now Poznań can be traced to the late period of the Stone Age. Later various cultures developed there in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Poznań began as a stronghold built in the 8th or 9th century AD between branches of the Warta and Cybina rivers, on what is now called Ostrów Tumski ("Cathedral Island"). Various other settlements sprang up nearby on the islands and on both banks of the Warta. In the 10th century the tribe inhabiting the region, the Polans, became dominant over other tribes in most of the area of today's Poland. Consequently, this early Polish state, ruled by Duke Mieszko I and his successors in the Piast dynasty, was centred politically on Poznań and the neighbouring Polan strongholds, particularly Gniezno and Giecz. Archaeological research shows that in the late 10th century Poznań had a ducal palace (where the Church of Our Lady now stands, opposite the cathedral), with a chapel, possibly built for Mieszko's Christian wife Dobrawa. The ceremony by which Mieszko converted to Christianity in 966, known as the Baptism of Poland, is likely to have taken place at Poznań. Following the conversion, in 968 Poland received its first missionary bishop, Jordan, who is believed to have used Poznań as his seat. Construction began of Poznań's cathedral. This was originally built in an early Romanesque style, and as Poland's first cathedral had St. Peter as its patron. The first rulers of Piast Poland – Mieszko I, Bolesław I and Mieszko II – are buried beneath the cathedral.
Fran IglesiasFran Iglesias
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Really nice square with alot of history. Shame the new modern building in the middle kind of ruins it but what can you do, its part of their history! Lots of bars and restaurants around the square. The town hall which has the clock is there also and at 12pm each day crowds gather to watch the 2 goats come out of the clock and fight! Not as impressive as Prague's astronomical lock, but entertaining nonetheless I'd recommend doing the city's 'free' walking tour, it's really good and you get all the history of the old square which is quite interesting! Nice souvenir stalls/markets in the square, all the vendors are nice and helpful with directions and recommendations! The houses in the square and beautiful. The uprising museum is also located in the square, however we didn't go into it!
Laurence CurtinLaurence Curtin
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Be advised that there is a massive construction project ongoing currently (December 2022) and is not scheduled to finish until November 2023 at the earliest. The entire square is being torn up - literally. All of the streets have been stripped of their cobbles and major digs are happening all around the square. That said, the buildings surrounding it are beautiful and the restaurants/bars are still open, so you can still experience it, but come expecting works. Will need to come back in 2024 to see how the improvements pan out. Score is for the potential (you can tell it's a beautiful square), minus 1 for the huge scale of the construction that obstructs all good views.
Adrian MonacoAdrian Monaco
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Beautiful, colorful old Square of Poznan is must to visit place if you are visiting Poland. Old, Gothic architecture, with vast choice of fancy or normal restaurants with traditional Polish dishes as Jurek and Bigos will leave you more than satisfied. They do many exhibitions and goods fair and free concerts all year around here. So many things to see, to try, to visit here! The price is also not that high for the city center. You can spent very nice unforgettable time in old city.
Always CuriousAlways Curious
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Alas, it's a sorry state of affairs just now. What should be the picture postcard brochure photo is now a building site with major construction of underground pipes. It's not really the place you want to sit out and eat amongst pipes, lorries, diggers and rubble. No sir, find somewhere else.Having just come from Krakow and Wroclaw Old Town Squares, which are beautiful, this is a big disappointment. The restaurant owners bordering the square must be feeling the impact on their trade.
Miles MacdonaldMiles Macdonald
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Nearby Attractions Of Old Market Square
Stary Browar
Imperial Castle
Museum of the History of Poznań
Croissant Museum
Royal Castle
National Museum
Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mary Magdalene and St. Stanislaus
Frédéric Chopin Park
Fontanna Wolności
Dąbrowskiego-Park
Stary Browar
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Imperial Castle
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Museum of the History of Poznań
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Croissant Museum
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Nearby Restaurants Of Old Market Square
Whiskey in the Jar
Pyra Bar Poznań
Drevny Kocur
Wiejskie Jadło
Zdolni
The Mexican
Mai Pen Raj
Lavenda Cafe & Lunch
Schaboszczak od Dziadka
Restauracja Rynek 95
Whiskey in the Jar
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Pyra Bar Poznań
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Drevny Kocur
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Wiejskie Jadło
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+44 115 915 5555
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Website
poznan.pl
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