Market Sqaure: Aleksander Fredro Statue

Market Sqaure: Aleksander Fredro Statue

It comes from Lviv and has stood on Wroclaw Market Square since 1956. It replaced Emperor Frederic Wilhelm III's statue in front of City Hall. It was cast in bronze and represents the poet in a sitting position, wearing a Polish robe, holding a roll of paper and a quill. It is placed on a tall sandstone pedestal covered with inscriptions on three sides. It was designed by Leonard Marconi, founded by Lviv's Literary and Artistic Circle and built in 1879. It stood in Lvov until 1945, then it was transported to Wilanów in Warsaw and finally brought to Wroclaw. It was unveiled to commemorate the  80th anniversary of the poet's death. It has become a favourite meeting point and the centre of artistic events.