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Welcome to Lódz We invite you on the trip showing
the most interesting historical places in our
city
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PALACES
Herbst Palace
Herbst Palace is located at 72 Przedzalniana
Street. Originally, the palace belonged to the
manufacturer Edward Herbst and Zofia Matylda
Herbst a daughter of Karol Scheibler. Then
their son Leon with his wife Aleksandra lived
there up to 1941, when they decided to leave for
Vienna. Leon died childless before the end of the
war. The palace was built in 1875 following
Hilary Majewskis project. This is a
neo-renaissance villa designed on a rectangular
plan, with a ballroom and stables next to
it. Nowadays it is a branch of the Museum of Art.
The interiors of palaces owned by 19th and 20th
century industrialists are exhibited there, and
in the stables we can see examples of 19th and
20th century carriages. An additional attraction
is the garden which is also open to visitors.
Apart from the basic exhibitive activities, the
Museum has implemented an educational mission for
children and adults by organizing lectures,
workshops and games, etc. Whats more, numerous
concerts of classical and contemporary music take
place at the palace.

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Herbst Palace
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Herbst Palace
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Herbst Palace
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Herbst Palace
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Herbst Palace
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Karol W Scheiblers Palace
Karol W Scheiblers Palace is situated on 1
Zwyciestwa Sq. next to Park Zródliska and Ksiezy
Mlyn. In 1856 Karol Scheibler built a modest
single-storey building. Further conversion gave
it a more representative character. Finally, in
1887, Edward Lilpops project resulted in the
neo-Renaissance appearance of the palace. The
impressive, rich interiors are decorated with
numerous paintings, wood panelling, Venetian
mosaics, decorative fireplaces and furniture. All
the pieces were brought from various parts of
Europe. We can admire the beautiful interior of
the museum in many Polish films, for example The
Promised Land by Andrzej Wajda. Today the palace
is a museum of cinematography, whose collections
tell the story of Polish film and present the
development of film technologies. Temporary
exhibitions are organized to present the profiles
of filmmakers and photographers. Great interest
has been shown in film screenings in the cinema
that works at the museum. The cinema hall was
arranged in the former coach house of the palace.
The air-conditioned room outfitted with modern
equipment can host up to 70 guests.


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Karol W Scheiblers Palace
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Karol W Scheiblers Palace
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Karol W Scheiblers Palace
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Karol W Scheiblers Palace
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The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Entertainment Centre
The first place you should visit is the Museum of
the City of Lódz. It was established on 31st
October 1975, and is situated in the former
residential building owned by Israel K.
Poznanski. The museum is located at 15 Ogrodowa
Street and it is the most beautiful palace in our
city. Here you can see a lot of interesting
historical exhibitions and take part in numerous
cultural events. Among the regular exhibitions
connected with the history of our city you can
also find 'The Pantheon of the Great People of
Lódz'. Great importance ought to be put to the
Music Gallery of Artur Rubinstein. The unique
heritage (one in the world) of the magnificent
world famous pianist is presented there (the
collection of personal belongings, awards,
medals, diplomas and photographs). After visiting
the museum you can rest in the Palace Garden,
drinking delicious coffee or eating
mouth-watering cake in the Retro Cafe. Near the
Museum there is the biggest culture,
entertainment and trade centre in Lodz named
Manufaktura. This is a very bustling place,
rather crowded but you can have a good time
there. There are a lot of pubs and shops, you can
go to a 3D cinema or to the Museum of Modern Art.
The industrial architecture creates a unique
atmosphere although now its a very modern and
vibrant place. Opposite Manufaktura you can see
the original housing district where workers from
Izrael Poznanskis factory lived in the past.


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The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Amusement Centre Manufaktura
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The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Entertainment Centre
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The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Entertainment Centre
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PALACES
The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Entertainment Centre
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The Museum of the City of Lódz and Manufaktura
Shopping and Entertainment Centre
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Piotrkowska Street
Piotrkowska is the most popular and
representative street in Lodz. Here you can
admire old and stunning tenement houses decorated
with secession ornaments. If you are a walking
enthusiast, its an excellent place for you. Here
you will find absolutely charming architecture
standing side by side music clubs, pubs,
cinemas, offices, banks, restaurants and,
naturally, shops as well. In summer you can eat
lunch and drink something in one of the
restaurants or pubs (with very popular and
functional street gardens). Nowadays
Piotrkowska Street is the cultural, political,
sentimental, commercial and business centre of
the city. There is the Lodz Walk of Fame in
Piotrkowska Street (like in Hollywood) near the
Grand Hotel you can see the stars dedicated to
famous Polish film cameramen, directors and
actors. A lot of people who love cinema and are
interested in film art, arrive in Lodz to put
their hand on the star of their favourite artist.
Here you can also find special places (some kind
of memorial monuments) dedicated to famous people
connected with our city. In the Street Gallery of
Famous People you can sit near Stefan Jaracz, Jan
Karski or Julian Tuwim, see the piano of Artur
Rubinstein (and touch his nose for good luck) or
admire the box (suitcase) of Stanislaw Reymont.


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Piotrkowska Street
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The Jewish Cemetery

• Located at Bracka Street and a 15-minute drive
  from the city centre, there is the biggest Jewish
  necropolis in Europe.
• Here you can see the graves of many famous
  merchants, factory owners and rabbis who lived in
  Lódz and created the Jewish community in our
  city. When walking down the main avenue, look at
  the graves of the largest industrialists and
  merchants in Lódz. The most beautiful one is the
  family mausoleum of Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznanski.
  You can also admire the graves of the Silberstein
  family, Mina and Herman Konsztadt, the Jarocinski
  family, Barcinski or Adam Osser. The
  white-marbled monument of Stanislaw Heyman is
  also well worth seeing. Here you can see the
  tombstone of poet Julian Tuwims parents, the
  family grave of the famous pianist Artur
  Rubinstein or the grave of Aleksander Tansmans
  father. In this cemetery you can also visit the
  Ghetto Field the burial ground of the
  Litzmannstadt Ghetto inhabitants killed in death
  camps in Chelmno and Auschwitz-Birkenau. The old
  Jewish gravestones are decorated with religious
  symbols and relieves, e.g. hands, candles,
  falling crowns, bookcases (the symbol of a
  religious person) or broken trees (the symbol of
  death). Here you can also admire the worlds
  biggest funeral house - the Purgation House.
  Izrael Kalmanowicz Poznanski, who donated his own
  land (around 10.5 ha) played the most important
  role in the history of this place.
• This cemetery is a major tourist attraction which
  Lódz can be proud of.
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The Jewish Cemetery
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The Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street
The Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street is the oldest
existing Lódz necropolis. It was the first of the
cemeteries in Lódz to be shared by three
Christian denominations Catholic, Evangelical
and Orthodox Church. Here you can learn more
about the nationalities that created the
industrial Lódz. In a short time Lódz became a
multinational and multidenominational city. In
this cemetery you can admire a very interesting
chapter of sepulchral art with abundant forms of
gravestones and tombs. This used to be the place
of burial for the members of the cultural,
financial and political elite. The sacral art is
beautiful, while its forms and styles are
monumental and unique. Its most valuable
monuments can mark out the three parts of the Old
Cemetery. In the Catholic part there is a vault
of Juliusz Heinzels family. The Orthodox part of
the cemetery is marked by the Gojzewski family
vault, which was built in a Byzantine style. But
the most valuable monument not only of the
Evangelical part is the mausoleum-vault of
Karol Scheibler (one of the most interesting
examples of European neo-gothic
architecture). The cemetery is a very magical and
nostalgic place full of interesting history and
valuable art.

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The Old Cemetery at Ogrodowa Street
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Ksiezy Mlyn
Ksiezy Mlyn is mainly associated with the name of
Karol Wilhelm Scheibler, but its origins date
back to 1387, when the first mill was built on
the Jasien River. The period up to 1870 is marked
by frequent changes of owners. That year
Scheibler bought the burntout mill for 40
thousand roubles and started to build his empire
in the area of 500 hectares. As a result of his
efforts, an industrial and residential district
was established. Karol Scheiblers spinning mill
was built between 1870 and 1873, and it was the
biggest industrial building in Lódz. Scheibler,
in order to stronger bind his workers with the
company, built long rows of houses for a few
hundred families. What is more, in 1876 he opened
a school for these children whose parents worked
in his factory. In fact, he managed to create an
entire factory town with shops, a church, a
railway station, a fire station and even a public
park. After his death in 1881 the establishment
didnt stop growing. Anna Scheibler, Karol
Scheiblers wife, continued the work of her late
husband. In 1884 she opened the first factory
hospital in Lódz and today the building still
functions as the Hospital of Dr. Karol Jonscher.
The most characteristic feature of the entire
complex is that it was built with natural red
brick the only exception is Herbst Palace. The
unique atmosphere of Ksiezy Mlyn still attracts
investors. The former mill buildings have been
adapted to exclusive lofts. There are
initiatives, such as the Picnic at Ksiezy Mlyn,
which try to transform the district into an
artistic commune where, alongside its oridnary
residents, artists can live, perform and create.
The idea is that Ksiezy Mlyn should not only be a
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CHURCHES
4 cultures 4 religions Cathedral Basilica of
St. Stanislaw Kostka at 265 Piotrkowska Street
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaw Kostka is
located at 265 Piotrkowska Street. The Cathedral
is an example of the multicultural phenomenon of
Lódz, where public buildings were founded by
wealthy industrialists, regardless of their
origins or religion. In 1895 a building committee
of the richest factory-owners was created,
including Juliusz Teodor Heinzel, Baron
Hohenfels, Edward Herbst, Juliusz Kunitzer, Józef
Richter and Adolf Hoffrichter. This highest
church in Lódz (a 101-metre spire) was built
between 1901 and 1912, following the project of
Wende Zarske Company supported by the Berlin
architect Emil Zillmann, and was patterned on the
German Cathedra in Ulm. It was designed as a
3-aisle church with a transept. The neo-Gothic
building with the severe interior was enriched
with rosettes and large windows filled with
stained glass. Passing in front of the
Cathedral, you can admire the monuments dedicated
to the Pope John Paul II, the priest Ignacy
Skorupka and unknown soldiers. A.Jesi
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4 cultures 4 religions Cathedral Basilica of
St. Stanislaw Kostka on 265 Piotrkowska Street
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4 cultures 4 religions Cathedral Basilica of
St. Stanislaw Kostka on 265 Piotrkowska Street
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4 cultures 4 religions Cathedral Basilica of
St. Stanislaw Kostka on 265 Piotrkowska Street
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Orthodox Cathedral of St. Aleksander Nevsky
Its one of the quaintest and most beautiful
churches in Lódz, located at Kilinskiego Street.
This church was founded by the largest
industrialists and merchants in Lódz Karol
Scheibler, Juliusz Heinzel, Ludwik Meyer and
Izrael Poznanski. The author of the first
architectural project was Hilary Majewski. This
Orthodox Church was built in the
Byzantine-Russian style with the amazingly
beautiful ornaments and symbols of Orthodox
art. The interior of this church is characterised
by immensely diverse decorations, for example
unique iconostas projected by Hilary Majewski, a
very interesting collection of 19th century icons
and 17th and 19th century Passion crucifixes. The
interior of the temple is full of magnificent and
colourful polychromes, gildings and mosaics from
the Italian workshop of Patricci. Here you can
see stained-glass windows from the Wroclaw
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Orthodox Cathedral of St. Aleksander Nevsky
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Orthodox Cathedral of St. Aleksander Nevsky
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Evangelical-Augsburg Church of St. Matthew
German weavers and clothiers, who arrived in Lódz
in the 19th century, had a big impact on the
industrial development of the city. A significant
trace of their activity is the Evangelical-Augsbur
g Church St. Matthew located on 283 Piorkowska
Street. It is currently the only Lutheran church
in the city. The temple was built between 1909
and 1928 according to the project of Johannes
Wende. A chapel, which was funded by the von
Herbsts, was built at first. Then the Berlin
architect Franz Schwechten improved the project
to address the need of enlarging the building.
The church was built in Neo-Romanesque style. The
building itself was erected on the Greek cross
plan, while the 80-metre tower was designed on a
square plan. In the middle of the tower there are
small open-work towers. The interior is decorated
with numerous sconces and chandeliers. Many
elements of decoration are made of white marble.
The organs that are in the church are among the
most valuable concert instruments in the city and
were built by the Rieger company in 1928.
Nowadays, thanks to good acoustics of the temple,
numerous concerts are held there. The Lodz
Philharmonic Orchestra performed in the church
for many years.

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Evangelical-Augsburg Church of St. Matthew
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Evangelical-Augsburg Church of St. Matthew
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Reichers Synagogue
Jews were the first nation to come to Lódz. Thus,
many factory owners had Jewish roots. Their
influence on the development of the city is
undeniable. Therefore, it is worthwhile visiting
the place which will show us their culture.
Reichers Synagogue at 28 Rewolucji Street is the
only one that survived the war and is one of the
two active Jewish temples in Lódz. The saving of
the synagogue is a very interesting story. Wolf
Reicher drew up a fictional act, selling it to
his German business partner. He arranged the
composition of salt here and didnt allow the
building to be demolished. After the war, Edward
Reicher gave the synagogue to the Mosaic Faith
Congregation. After its renovation, it was
opened again for religious purposes. Reichers
Synagogue was designed by Gustaw
Landau-Gutenteger and erected by the foundation
of the Reicher family in the years 1895-1902. It
was designed for 42 people. The prayer hall
occupies the whole brick building a mens room
with 8 windows on the ground floor was surrounded
by a gallery for women with 10 windows. The walls
are decorated with geometric paintings. In the
centre of the main ceiling there is a gold Star
of David surrounded by a laurel wreath in the
blue circle. Originally the synagogue had
stained-glass windows, but now they are glazed
with transparent glass decorated with painted
Stars of David. Inside the synagogue there are
four plaques the first one commemorates the
founder of the synagogue, Wolf Reicher the
second one commemorates the fire the founders of
the synagogues reconstruction, the Ronald S.
Lauder Foundation from New York is also depicted
and the last one commemorates the renovation of
the synagogue by the Nissenbaum Family
Foundation.

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Reichers Synagogue
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Reichers Synagogue