UNESCO-listed Centennial Hall is the first structure with the dome bigger than the one in Pantheon in Rome. It’s an amazing building made out of reinforced concrete. It’s definitely worth to visit this part of Wroclaw!
UNESCO-listed Centennial Hall and its surroundings – what is worth to visit?
Discovery Center
At the Discovery Center inside the Centennial Hall, you can learn more about construction works, modern architecture built in the city when Wroclaw was under German administration.
You may also learn a bit about the communist propaganda exhibition arranged in Wroclaw shortly after WWII.
When Hans Poelzig designed The Four Dome Pavilion for the exhibition in 1913 he couldn’t have known that this temporary structure built within 7 months will remain standing for over 100 years and that it would be
an inspiration for the next generations of architects.
Since 2016 the building houses The Museum of Contemporary Art with a huge collection of art by Magdalena Abakanowicz, Zbigniew Beksinski, Tadeusz Kantor, among others.
You should enter this building to experience an amazing architecture and contemporary Polish art (free on Tuesdays). The courtyard of the museum is a perfect spot for a cup of coffee!
Japanese Garden is a good example of garden art from the Far East. It was created in 1913 for the Centennial Exhibition and was restored after the flood in 1997. It’s a perfect place to relax for a while in the middle of the day.
Be aware of the crowds on the weekends!
Wroclaw Multimedia Fountain
Don’t forget to see the water show next to the Centennial Hall featuring lasers, music, lights, and a huge water screen with animations (Fontanna Multimedialna). The best shows take place on Friday and Saturday night.
Urbanization, urban overpopulation, modern construction materials, and new expectations of living conditions led to the design of the ideal, modernist settlement in 1929. It’s a gem of modern architecture.
