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Illustration: A path among trees and flower beds invites a slower walk.
Editorial illustration inspired by Katowice and Silesia. Not a photograph or an exact depiction of a place.

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Kościuszko Park — room to breathe

The story behind the illustration

A path among trees and flower beds invites a slower walk. Kościuszko Park brings greenery together with history, including the wooden Church of St Michael. The painted layout of the paths is imaginary.

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Sources checked: 4 October 2026.

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Modernism, townhouses and a wooden church

The Modernism Trail links interwar buildings, including the Drapacz Chmur skyscraper and Silesian Parliament building. A different chapter is the wooden Church of St Michael the Archangel in Kościuszko Park, usually dated to the early sixteenth century. Heritage can speak of established traditions as well as the ambition to be modern.

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