Ostrów Tumski, Poznań
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Ostrów Tumski is an island between two branches of the river Warta in the city of Poznań in western Poland. Poznań Cathedral and other ecclesiastical buildings occupy the central part of the island. O
View of the island and its structures along the river Warta from the west. In the centre is the Poznań Cathedral
The Lubrański Academy building, now a church archive and museum
The Archbishop's palace
Eastern view of the cathedral
Poznań Fortress
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Poznań Fortress, known in German as Festung Posen was a set of fortifications in the city of Poznań in western Poland, built under Prussian rule in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It represents the
Ostrów Tumski, Poznań
…provide increased protection for the fortifications, resulting in its joining the Warta further north than previously. For details of these works, see Festung Posen. Unlike the majority of the fortifications of left-bank Poznań, those on Ostrów Tumski were not demolished at the start of the 20th century and mostly…
Remains of the Cathedral Lock (Dom Schleuse), part of the original inner ring of defences
Fort III, one of the outer ring of forts built in the late 19th century
Johann von Brese, architect of the fortifications
Ravelin I of Fort Winiary