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Poznań June 1956 Monument

The monument on Adam Mickiewicz Square, known as the Poznań Crosses, commemorates the workers' revolt of 28 June 1956, the first mass protest against communist rule in Poland.

About the monument

The monument was unveiled on 28 June 1981, on the 25th anniversary of the events. It was designed by the sculptor Adam Graczyk and the architect Włodzimierz Wojciechowski.

It consists of two joined steel crosses 19.5 and 21 metres high. At their base stands a sculpture of an eagle.

The left cross bears the date 1956. On the right are the dates of later protests in communist Poland: 1968, 1970, 1976, 1980 and 1981. The inscription refers to the workers' slogans: “For freedom, law and bread”.

Good to know

The monument stands in the Imperial Quarter, opposite the Imperial Castle. The castle houses the Museum of the Poznań Uprising – June 1956.

Sources (in Polish)

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