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        Białoprądnicki Mansion
        It stands at Papiernicza 2 st in Krakow. There used to be a hospital for the Duchaks, as well as an industrial center: mills, paper mills, fulling mills using the power of the Prądnik River. In 1547, the bishop of Kraków, Samuel Maciejowski, built a beautiful palace here – the
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        Asnyk Mansion
        It was located at 7 Łobzowska St. in Krakow. The writer and poet Adam Asnyk, after leaving Warsaw, came to Kraków in 1869 and from 1871 until his death in 1897 he lived in a suburban mansion on the river at Łobzowska St. The poet took an active part in
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        Hans Dürer: Royal Court Painter and Brother of Albrecht Dürer
        Key Facts • Brother of Albrecht Dürer – the renowned Renaissance master painter from Nuremberg • Royal Court Painter – served as "pictor Regie Maiestatis" (painter of royal majesty) from 1527 • Weekly Royal Salary – received 1 florin per week plus purple linen allowances • Kraków Resident – lived
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        Durink Stanisław
        Key Facts 15th-century illuminator and painter who came to Krakow from Silesia Royal court artist who called himself "pictor et illuminator regius" (royal painter and illuminator) Close collaborator with renowned historian Jan Długosz Creator of 56 Teutonic banner images captured at the battles of Grunwald and Koronowo Ordained as minor
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        Xawery Dunikowski: Master Sculptor and Auschwitz Survivor
        Key Facts • Born in Krakow in 1875 and became one of Poland's most prominent sculptors of the 20th century • Survived Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp after arrest by the Gestapo in 1940 at age 65 • Professor at three major art academies – Warsaw (1904-1909), Krakow (1909-1944), and Wrocław (1950-1964)
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        Julian Dunajewski
        Key Facts Born in Stanisławów (modern-day Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) in 1821, died in Kraków in 1907 Distinguished economist and politician who played a crucial role in Austrian financial policy Three-time Rector of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków (1861-1862, 1875-1876, 1882-1883) Minister of Finance of Austria (1880-1891) during a critical period of
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        Michał Drzymała
        Key Facts • Heroic peasant from Greater Poland who became a national symbol of resistance against Prussian Germanization policies • Purchased two-hectare plot in Podgradowice near Rakoniewice in 1904 with existing pigsty and barn • Fought against the Prussian Settlement Act of 1904 (Ansiedlungsgesetz) which restricted building permits for Polish
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        Bolesław Drobner: Polish Revolutionary, Academic, and Political Leader
        Key Facts Born and died in Kraków (1883-1968), continuing a family tradition of Polish patriotism Doctor of chemistry who balanced academic pursuits with political activism Multi-generational revolutionary heritage – grandfather participated in the January Uprising (1863), parents in earlier Polish independence movements First mayor of Wrocław after World War II
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        Tourist’s house
        Hotel and catering complex, built in 1963. It has 823 beds, 215 of which are in single and double rooms, the rest for 8 persons. This is where PTTK’s foreign tourism offices and editorial offices are located. The patron of the House – Prof. Kazimierz Sosnowski was a well-known tourist
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        Community center
        In 1948, a state institution for programming, methodology and organization of socio-cultural activities was established, later called Community Center. The first place in Krakow was in the Pod Baranami palace, at Rynek Glowny 27 st.Like many others, this institution was reorganized and resulted in the creation of Provinvial level. Centeres
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