Kraków · Lesser Poland
The horse and rider pull our eye upwards, then the figures at the base bring it back down. We would circle the monument slowly and read the square’s memorials as separate stops.
Pomnik Grunwaldzki
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Poland · History · Memorials
Explore Kraków’s Grunwald Monument in our photographs, with its 1910 foundation, wartime destruction and 1976 reconstruction on Jan Matejko Square.
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Our views of Grunwald Monument, with the capture date and a caption beside each photograph.
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The monument across Jan Matejko Square. Grunwald Monument.
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Sculpted figures around the pedestal. Grunwald Monument.
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The base and inscription across the square. Grunwald Monument.
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The monument and surrounding façades. Grunwald Monument.
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The mounted figure above the stone base. Grunwald Monument.
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The horse and rider above the lower figures. Grunwald Monument.
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The mounted figure against the sky. Grunwald Monument.
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The monument beside the square’s paving. Grunwald Monument.
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The equestrian figure from below. Grunwald Monument.
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The monument framed by townhouses. Grunwald Monument.
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A close view of the lower reliefs. Grunwald Monument.
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