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Key Facts • Monument dedicated to Professor Marian Raciborski, renowned botanist and world traveler • Located in Krakow's Botanical Garden near Kopernika Street • Created by sculptor Tadeusz Błotnicki in 1937 • Raciborski was a pioneer in tropical botany and conducted extensive research in Java • The monument stands as

Key Facts • Ignacy Jan Paderewski was a world-renowned Polish pianist, composer, and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland in 1919 • The memorial bust was created by acclaimed sculptor Andrzej Pityński and completed in 1974 • Located on Adam Mickiewicz Avenue, one of Krakow's main thoroughfares •

Key Facts • Marcin Oracewicz was an 18th-century citizen of Krakow who became a local hero • According to legend, he killed a Russian officer using a metal button, saving the city from occupation • The monument is a bust-sculpture created by Michał Stefan Korpal • Located in Strzelecki Garden,

Key Facts • Monument dedicated to Maksymilian Siła-Nowicki, pioneer of nature protection in Poland and professor at Jagiellonian University • Located in Krakow's Planty Park at the confluence of the Wilga and Vistula rivers • Original obelisk established in 1898, making it over 125 years old • Enhanced in 1979

Key Facts • Born in Kalisz in 1838, died in Krakow in 1897 • Son of a November Uprising participant and active conspirator himself • Participated in the January Uprising of 1863, later emigrated after its failure • Earned a doctorate in philosophy from Heidelberg University in 1870 • Served

Key Facts • Polish statesman and independence leader who lived from 1867 to 1935 • Central figure in Poland's fight for independence and interwar politics • Long-time resident of Krakow from 1901 until World War I • Commander of the 1st Brigade of Polish Legions during WWI • Head of

Key Facts Karol Wojtyła was born in 1920 in Wadowice and became Pope John Paul II in 1978 He studied at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and worked in quarries during Nazi occupation The museum is located at 7 Kościelna Street in Wadowice, next to the Basilica of the Presentation

Key Facts • Theater and music critic and prominent journalist in early 20th century Poland • Worked as journalist for Głos Narodu (1900-1902) and deputy editor-in-chief of Czas (1902-1915) in Kraków • Co-founder of Zielony Balonik cabaret, one of the most famous literary cabarets in Polish history • Composer and

Key Facts • Widely regarded as one of the greatest Polish writers alongside Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, and Zygmunt Krasiński¹ • Born September 24, 1821, in Laskowo-Głuchy, died May 23, 1883, in Paris² • Multi-talented artist: poet, prose writer, playwright, draftsman, sculptor, and translator • Famous works include: Promethidion, Quidam,

Key Facts • Noble magnate from Lesser Poland belonging to the prestigious Gryfit family • Founded monastery in Miechów in 1162 after returning from pilgrimage to the Holy Land • Established Norbertine monastery in Krakow and donated three villages: Zwierzyniec, Zabierzów, and Bibice • Major ecclesiastical benefactor supporting numerous monasteries