Tanit  +  888043 Sat, 05 Sep 09 02:57 PM Hi, Here are some snapshots from my recent trip to Poland. Łódź is one of the biggest Polish cities. Its economy flourished in the 19th century thanks to the textile industry. Many big former industrial buildings are located in the city. Most of them are abandoned and in desperate need for restoration. Very few have been restored. The White factory, for instance, hosts a museum. Łódź, Biała Fabryka ("White Factory"), museum of textiles The Manufaktura, another former industrial site, is now a big commercial complex, and hosts a shopping mall, a 4-star hotel. shops, cafes and restaurants. It is quite crowded in the evenings. Łódź, Manufaktura Łódź, Manufaktura A big urban renewal project is being carried out at the Scheibler Grohman Textile Factory. Łódź, Scheibler Grohman Textile Factory Łódź, Scheibler Grohman Textile Factory -- being turned into luxury flats Łódź, Scheibler Grohman Textile Factory -- former workers' houses, still to restore This is Scheibler's chapel in one of the many cemeteries in the city (S. was the owner of the above factory, at his time probably the richest man in Poland).  Łódź, Old Evangelical - Augsburg Cemetery on Ogrodowa. Chapel of Karol Scheibler A more recent building (the university library) in the background. Łódź, University library One of Łódź parks, Park Matejki Łódź, Park Matejki Łódź, Park Matejki Tanit Joined on Mon, Jul 31 2006 Senior Member 3,040 There is no greater pain than to remember a happy time when one is in misery. (Dante) Universities, Images, Languages, Colours, Restaurants, Schools, Students

	Tanit  +  888068 Sat, 05 Sep 09 03:21 PM The "Open-Air Museum", close to the White Factory, attempts to show what Łódź was like before the Industrial Revolution. Łódź, Open-Air Museum Łódź, Open-Air Museum Łódź, Open-Air Museum Tanit Images, Colours

	Tanit  +  888081 Sat, 05 Sep 09 03:36 PM During the Second World War,the Łódź Ghetto (Ghetto Litzmannstadt) was set up by the Nazis. More than 250,000 people, according to what we were told by our guide, lived in the ghetto, but less than 1,000 were found there at the end of the war. If interested, you can read something about the Łódź Ghetto in Wikipedia. Between 1942 and 1944 through Radegast station (on the outskirts of the city) around 145,000 Jews were transported by the Nazis to the extermination camps. Łódź: Radegast station Łódź: Radegast station Łódź, Radegast station. Holocaust Memorial Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Łódź, Radegast station. Holocaust Memorial Litzmannstadt Ghetto. Łódź, Radegast station. Train used to deport prisoners to extermination camps. Łódź, Radegast station. Cattle wagon used to deport prisoners to extermination camps. Łódź, Radegast station. Cattle wagon used to deport prisoners to extermination camps. Łódź, Holocaust monument at Radegast. The outer concrete wall of the tunnel (which hosts a museum) represents WWII and leads to a monument representing a crematorium. Łódź, Holocaust monument at Radegast Łódź, Holocaust monument at Radegast "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" Tanit Images, Countries

	Kooyeen  +  889662 Sun, 06 Sep 09 05:09 PM Nice! The open air-museum looked awesome Kooyeen Joined on Thu, Dec 22 2005 Italy Senior Member 4,981 Parental Advisory / Explicit Posts Countries, France

	Doll  +  891269 Mon, 07 Sep 09 08:54 PM Ahh, nice photos. I agree Kooyeen. And, the university library is jusr amazing. I wouldn't go out of there!    And what a strange factory it is. :D Doll Joined on Sat, Mar 10 2007 Senior Member 2,813 Universities, Countries, France, Schools, Students

	Tanit  +  894243 Wed, 09 Sep 09 08:48 PM Doll “And what a strange factory it is. :D” Which one? The White Factory? As well as the others in my pics, it used to be a factory in the 19th century and up to the mid of the 20th. It's not a factory any longer. Tanit Colours

	AdonisRakesh  +  895506 Thu, 10 Sep 09 02:56 PM All pics are really good. Especially that open air museum. Must say you really had  a wonderful tour. AdonisRakesh Joined on Sat, Feb 14 2009 India New Member 40

	Ruslana  +  946850 Mon, 19 Oct 09 08:45 AM Nice pics, Tanit! Makes me want to visit those places too! Ruslana Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Senior Member 3,694 Countries, France

	Lucus Ong  +  994780 Sat, 21 Nov 09 10:03 AM The open-air museum is really wonderful. I wonder how big it is! Lucus Ong Joined on Wed, Apr 29 2009 Malaysia Regular Member 635