Poznan Imperial District

As a result of the fall and partitions of the First Republic of Poland in the 18th century, Poznan became a border city of German Prussia. Transformed into a Fortress City and surrounded by mighty walls around which no new buildings were allowed to be erected, it could not develop. There was only one purpose of the city's existence back then - to stop the Russian Empire. Only the liquidation of Festung Posen and the liberation of the areas occupied before by the forts allowed the city to bloom like a flower or... explode like a powder keg!

The monumental Imperial District, built in a post-fortified area at the beginning of the 20th century, is a phenomenon on a Polish scale. It was designed to raise the prestige of the city and make it one of the seats of the Prussian emperor. Wide and modern for those times, the streets are full of sumptuous public buildings, operas and theaters. The newly created district was to introduce Poznan to the 20th century as a modern city and be an

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Okraglak (the round building), in front of “Kolorowa” ice cream parlor, 27 Grudnia Street. Look for the guide with the yellow umbrella.

27 Grudnia 14, 61-737 Poznan, Poland