We are standing in front of the historic granary at 13 Piastowska Street. This building recalls a time when Olsztyn was not only an important administrative center but also a place where Nicolaus Copernicus lived and worked for several years. When the famous scholar administered the estates of the Warmian Cathedral Chapter, granaries like this played a vital role in the functioning of the town. They were used to store grain collected as rent from local farmers, as well as reserves that formed the foundation of the local economy…
Granary on Piastowska Street
from the audio walk Warmia’s Capital & Copernicus’ City | Olsztyn
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Stations
97:22 min Audio
5.86 km
97:22 min Audio
5.86 km
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Other stops on this audio tour:
Warmian Cranes (2:42 min) • Fountain in Central Park (1:41 min) • Railway Wagon in Central Park (3:13 min) • Raphaelsohn Sawmill - Museum of Modernity (2:39 min) • Deer in Central Park (3:59 min) • Monument of the Liberation of Warmia and Masuria (4:02 min) • Marshal's Office (3:04 min) • Detention Center (1:41 min) • Copernicus Street and the Mystery of Money (2:13 min) • Statue of Christ Holding the Glob (3:26 min) • Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2:41 min) • Bust of Adam Mickiewicz (1:47 min) • Naujack Villa (1:37 min) • Monument to the Home Army and the Polish Underground State (2:19 min) • Polish Consulate Square (2:44 min) • Polish House (2:26 min) • Copernicus House (1:44 min) • Stefan Jaracz Theatre (2:35 min) • City Hall (2:31 min) • High Gate (2:12 min) • Fish Market Square (2:54 min) • House of the Gazeta Olsztyńska (The Olsztyn Gazette) (4:23 min) • Statue of St. James (Patron Saint of Olsztyn) • Old Town (5:00 min) • Mayor’s House (2:19 min) • Old Town Hall (1:04 min) • "More Than Life at Stake" Alley • Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Christ the Saviour (1:50 min) • Copernicus Bench (0:51 min) • Czesław Niemen Amphitheatre (2:03 min) • Smętek – the Mysterious Spirit of Warmia (2:18 min) • Castle of the Warmian Cathedral Chapter (4:40 min) • Bust of Nicolaus Copernicus (1:52 min) • Railway Viaducts (1:35 min) • Granary on Hugo Kołłątaj Street (2:17 min) • St. John Nepomucene Bridge (1:03 min) • Napoleon Bonaparte Memorial Stone (2:31 min) • Memorial to Firefighters Fallen in the Line of Duty (2:15 min) • St. James' Co-Cathedral Basilica (4:58 min)
