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==History== |
==History== |
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Poznan's Town Hall was first mentioned in a document in [[1310]] as 'Domus Consulum.' The building was completed in [[1300]] under the reign of [[Wacław II Czeski]]. It was a one story building built upon a raised quadrangle. The cellars remain from this period of construction. Renovations were made in the [[ |
Poznan's Town Hall was first mentioned in a document in [[1310]] as 'Domus Consulum.' The building was completed in [[1300]] under the reign of [[Wacław II Czeski]]. It was a one story building built upon a raised quadrangle. The cellars remain from this period of construction. Renovations were made in the [[15th century]]. The interior was remodeled [[1504]]-[[1508]]. |
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==Legend of the Crow King== |
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One day Bolko, son of the tower's trumpeter, found a [[crow]] whose wing had been shot through. The boy felt pity for the crow, took him to his home and took care of him. One night the boy was awoken by a gnome wearing a crown and purple cape. He thanked the boy for his kindness and handed him a small gold trumpet. The gnome told the boy to blow it when he was in danger. After these words he changed himself into a crow and flew away. A few years later, when Bolko took the place of his father as the tower's trumpeter, Poznań was attacked by a foreign army. When the attackers were already climbing up the city walls, the boy remembere about the Crow King's present. He ran to the top of the tower and began to play the trumpet. Dark clouds began to gather on the horizon, which turned out to be an enormous murder of crows. They fell upon the attacking army, forcing it into retreat. The golden trumpet was lost as Bolko dropped it due to his astonishment. |
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Revision as of 01:50, 8 August 2006
History
Poznan's Town Hall was first mentioned in a document in 1310 as 'Domus Consulum.' The building was completed in 1300 under the reign of Wacław II Czeski. It was a one story building built upon a raised quadrangle. The cellars remain from this period of construction. Renovations were made in the 15th century. The interior was remodeled 1504-1508.
Legend of the Crow King
One day Bolko, son of the tower's trumpeter, found a crow whose wing had been shot through. The boy felt pity for the crow, took him to his home and took care of him. One night the boy was awoken by a gnome wearing a crown and purple cape. He thanked the boy for his kindness and handed him a small gold trumpet. The gnome told the boy to blow it when he was in danger. After these words he changed himself into a crow and flew away. A few years later, when Bolko took the place of his father as the tower's trumpeter, Poznań was attacked by a foreign army. When the attackers were already climbing up the city walls, the boy remembere about the Crow King's present. He ran to the top of the tower and began to play the trumpet. Dark clouds began to gather on the horizon, which turned out to be an enormous murder of crows. They fell upon the attacking army, forcing it into retreat. The golden trumpet was lost as Bolko dropped it due to his astonishment.