Illustration
Modernism Trail — a city of new forms
The story behind the illustration
A rounded corner, bands of windows and pale render form a portrait of modernism. Katowice’s trail explores interwar architecture. The illustration shows the visual language of that period, not an identified address.
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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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