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Torun - An Encounter By The Vistula - Spotkanie Nad Wisla
Enjoy the full color photos by one of Poland's finest photographers, Christian Parma, and learn about the town and its people as written by author Boguslaw Dybas.  We hope you enjoy the tours and texts which are written in Polish, English and German.


 
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ISBN: 9788377770665

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The Teutonic Knights' 13th-century founding of Torun, along the Vistula in the Chelmno region of Poland, represented a symbolic (if neither friendly or peaceful) encounter between two worlds: Christendom and a by-then fast-fading world of pagan belief.  But history and location would also ensure a further role for Torun as venue for more amicable and productive get-togethers - from the two peace conferences held here in the 15th century, via the Colloquium Charitativum convened in 1645, through to today's international gatherings of theatre artists, musicians and academics. In fact, it would be hard to imagine a better place to meet...

Enjoy the full color photos by one of Poland's finest photographers, Christian Parma, and learn about the town and its people as written by author Boguslaw Dybas.  We hope you enjoy the tours and texts which are written in three languages, Polish, English and German.

Album ukazuje to, co w grodzie Kopernika najcenniejsze i najpiękniejsze – zabytki sakralne i świeckie Starego i Nowego Miasta, architekturę ze schyłku XIX i początku XX wieku, urocze zakątki Bydgoskiego Przedmieścia i lewobrzeżnego Podgórza, oraz samą Wisłę, z której „Toruń się wyłania”.
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  • Hardcover
  • 160 pages
  • 170 color and b/w photos on glossy paper
  • Size 9" x 11.5" - 22.5cm x 29.5cm


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