Billy goats on the Town Hall

The city authorities were housed in the Renaissance Town Hall until 1939, and today the building is home to the Poznan History Museum. At noon two mechanical billy goats clash horns on the Town Hall tower in the middle of the Old Market Square. The façade of the houses surrounding the square, once the homes of the wealthiest residents, feature Renaissance and Baroque motifs. Nearby is the Museum of Musical Instruments, with exhibits from all over the world and from many musical eras.

Przemysl II was the last Polish king to rule from Poznan. Remnants of his rule are the foundations of a castle built in the second half of the 13th century on the hill next to the Market Square. Przemysl’s castle remained one of the royal seats for many years. It was here in 1493 that King Jan Olbracht accepted the homage of the grand master of the Teutonic Knights, Johann von Tiefen. The building fell into ruin in the 18th century, and the Prussians later erected a new building on the old foundation, which was destroyed in 1945. Reconstructed after the war, it now houses the Museum of Applied Art.

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