All International Students, Visitors and Staff are invited for the 2nd Welcome Walk this semester, organized by AMU Welcome Centre!
When: October 14th (Friday)
Time: 14:30
Meeting point: in front of Adam Mickiewicz Monument, ul. Wieniawskiego 1
Duration: 2,5 hours
Deadline for registrations: 14 Oct., 10 AM!
E-mail: joanna.janas@amu.edu.pl
Programme: a walk around the Citadel Park to explore Poznan’s largest 19th-century fortified area of Citadel hills, with the historic burial grounds for Polish, French, Prussian, German, Soviet, British and Commonwealth soldiers. They fought in battles from 1810-15 (Napoleonic Wars), 1863 (January Uprising), 1870-71 (Franco-Prussian War) until WWI and WWII and including the heroes of the 1956 Poznan Uprising.
We will also take a look at the military museum, the Heroes Monument, the Bell of Peace and the open-air sculptures of the ‘Unrecognized’ by Magdalena Abakanowicz.
On the way we will also talk about history of Poznań and the Citadel fortress and events that regularly take place there.
At the end you will have a chance to buy a cup of coffee or tea at Umberto’s Café: https://www.facebook.com/umbertoCAFEristorante/
Please, register before 10 AM on Oct.14, by e-mail to: joanna.janas@amu.edu.pl