The history of the Czeladź mine goes back to 1858. From 1879, its owner was the French Coal Mine Joint-Stock Society Czeladź. Victor Viannay, whose name is the square, was the director of the mine from 1903 to 1931. He was also, inter alia, the initiator of the construction of the local church - today operating under the invocation of Our Lady of Sorrows, and years ago under the invocation of Saint Angela. His family maintains contacts with Czeladź up to this day. On the other hand, the impressive 4-meter lamp, which was put into use in 2016, is a monument modeled on the well-known Davy's Lamp.
The Davy lamp was constructed at the beginning of the 19th century by an Englishman, Sir Humphry Davy. It is a gasoline mining lamp that saved the lives of many mine workers. It was able to detect methane and other gases: carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide.
Mining Lamp in Czeladź
Generations of the inhabitants of Czeladź knew the hard work of mining. From the second half of the nineteenth century until the end of the nineties of the twentieth century, the coal mines "Czeladź" and "Saturn" operated here. The four-meter lamp commemorates both the Mine and its employees and builders.
How it working
To listen to the history of monuments as part of the "Discover History" project, you need to follow a few simple steps. Below, we present a short, step-by-step "user manual" to provide a relatively simple way to access the mini-auditions.
You need a smartphone with a camera. The camera lens should be pointed at the information plaque located next to the monument. Below is a view of the plaque itself and its example location next to the Karol Musioł monument in Opole.
After pointing your smartphone's camera at the QR code located on the right side of the plaque, the app's welcome screen will appear, followed by a screen with the name, photo of the monument, and the "START" button.
The "START" button starts the audio recording process.
Your smartphone will prompt you with the next steps after you listen to the story or pause it. Please keep an eye on your smartphone screen!
Other available options: brief information about the monument, author of the text and recording, list of other monuments in the city included in the "Discover History" project, downloadable map of monuments, video, and social media links
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Monuments in cities remind us of the history of places and people, and allude to important events. They are also works of art. Bronze, metal, wood, or concrete transformed into the form of a monumental obelisk attract attention. We enjoy sitting by them, taking photos, and making appointments.
Project partners
Implementing the "Discover history" project in each city requires the involvement of many people: programmers, graphic designers, writers, actors, sound engineers, and coordinators. It is thanks to them that this project came to life.
Our ambition is to continually expand its reach. Therefore, we thank our current partners and invite additional cities, institutions, companies, and individuals to collaborate!
Would you like to become our Partner of the project or monument?
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