Wrocław - Part II. Bridges and Lover's Padlocks.

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(c) Piotr Woźniak

Wrocław is the city of 112 bridges. The big ones and the small footbridges. The most known is Most Tumski (Tumski Bridge). It joins the Wyspa Piasek (Sand Island) with Ostrów Tumski - the oldest district of the city. Ostrów Tumski is mostly the religious centre (the bishopric was founded in Xth century), but it has also another face. It's favourite place of lovers.
There's a tradition that lovers hang padlocks on the bridge. Padlocks have their names and date. Keys are thrown away to the river...
By the way - the word "Tum" means (in old Polish) church of higher range, cathedral. It's not used anymore - survived mostly in geographical names.
"Ostrów" is the old word for an island or peninsula on the river. So the "Ostrów Tumski" means "The Island (Peninsula) of Cathedrals".

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(c) Beata Sobolewska-Woźniak

Od Wroclaw

(c) Piotr Woźniak

Od Wroclaw

(c) Piotr Woźniak

Od Wroclaw

(c) Piotr Woźniak

Most Tumski (Tumski Bridge). In the background - the towers of St. John The Baptist's Cathedral.

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(c) Beata Sobolewska-Woźniak

The sight from the Tumski Bridge to Mill Bridge.

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(c) Piotr Woźniak

Another well known bridge is Most Piaskowy (Sand Bridge). Since the Tumski Bridge is green, this one is red...

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(c) Beata Sobolewska-Woźniak

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(c) Piotr Woźniak

Most Piaskowy (Sand Bridge)

... And the Most Młyński (Mill Bridge).

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(c) Piotr Woźniak

Od Wroclaw

(c) Beata Sobolewska-Woźniak

Most Młyński (Mill Bridge)

There's also a modern footbridge - Kładka Słodowa (Malt Footbridge).

Od Wroclaw

(c) Beata Sobolewska-Woźniak

Od Wroclaw

(c) Piotr Woźniak

Kładka Słodowa (Malt Footbridge)