Katowice
A coal city that spent its way into culture — a flying-saucer arena from 1971 and a museum built down a mine shaft. The workers' quarter at Nikiszowiec is the one to walk.
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Church of the Resurrection in Katowice is a neo-Roman Evangelical-Augsburg church in the Śródmieście district, Katowice, Poland. It was built in the years 1856–1858 and was the first masonry church in Katowice.
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Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Drapacz Chmur is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the second skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame construction.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Oct 2024
Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Market Square in Katowice is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century. It has been rebuilt several times, with the latest round of changes currently in progress.
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Thepoweroflight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nikiszowiec is a well-known neighbourhood and settlement which is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Oct 2025
Krzysztof Popławski · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Silesian Insurgents Memorial in Katowice, southern Poland, it is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921. These uprisings aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. It is located nearby to the Spodek.
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Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
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Marek Mróz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Silesian Theatre dedicated to Stanisław Wyspiański is the largest theatre in Silesia. It is located on the market square in Katowice.
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Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened on 9 May 1971. Aside from the main dome, the complex includes a gym, an ice rink, a hotel and three large car parks. It was the largest indoor venue of its kind in Poland until it was surpassed by Tauron Arena in 2014.
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Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of the Resurrection in Katowice is a neo-Roman Evangelical-Augsburg church in the Śródmieście district, Katowice, Poland. It was built in the years 1856–1858 and was the first masonry church in Katowice.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2025
Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Drapacz Chmur is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the second skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame construction.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Oct 2024
Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Market Square in Katowice is a central feature of the Śródmieście district in the city of Katowice, Poland. This market square, the main one in the city, dates to the late 19th century. It has been rebuilt several times, with the latest round of changes currently in progress.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Thepoweroflight · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nikiszowiec is a well-known neighbourhood and settlement which is part of the Janów-Nikiszowiec administrative district of the city of Katowice.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Oct 2025
Krzysztof Popławski · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Silesian Insurgents Memorial in Katowice, southern Poland, it is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921. These uprisings aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. It is located nearby to the Spodek.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Mar 2026
Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Silesian Museum in Katowice is a museum in the city of Katowice, Poland.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 May 2026
Marek Mróz · CC BY-SA 4.0
