This is the description of the royal residence in the Chronicle of Wschowa Bernardynów. And it's not about the castle or the town hall. Well, the kings from the Saxon times, headed by Augustus the Strong, resided in tenement houses on the western side of the market square. These charming 17th-century buildings can still be admired today.
The facades were crowned with gables with a wealth of motifs. We have horns of plenty, mascarons, and there are also winged angels. The tenement houses were also decorated with Latin sayings and beautiful sandstone portals. Two of them have survived to this day.
Especially the kings of the Wettin dynasty were often in this place. For the needs of the king and his entourage, eight tenement houses were occupied, between which passages were made. August Mocny also commissioned the reconstruction of the town hall for the needs of the senate meetings held here. The king was also heavily involved in urban policy, which was also done later by other Wettins.
Baroque tenement houses
From the side of the parish church, there was a place for military guards, a hall for senators' meetings, elsewhere a reception hall, or audience hall, then the bedroom of the Most Bright King, dining rooms for lunches and dinners, and finally a great Kingdom chancellery.
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!
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