Kraków · Lesser Poland
The broad steps and the upright obelisk give us a clear place to pause in the park. We would read the name on the monument, then look back at the garden that it overlooks.
Florian Straszewski
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Read the guide for how we’d spend time here, with practical details and links to current visitor information.
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Poland · History · Memorials
See the Florian Straszewski obelisk in our Kraków photographs, learn why it was erected in 1874 and continue along the surrounding Planty paths.
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The obelisk above the planted steps. Florian Straszewski monument.
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Steps leading towards the obelisk. Florian Straszewski monument.
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The planted steps at the monument’s base. Florian Straszewski monument.
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The monument across its formal garden. Florian Straszewski monument.
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The obelisk beside the boundary railing. Florian Straszewski monument.
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The stone shaft and clipped beds. Florian Straszewski monument.
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A street lamp beside the monument. Florian Straszewski monument.
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