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Historical Charm with a Cosmopolitan Twist

posted on : April 9, 2018 posted by : admin 2 Comments

Driving up to the hotel from the train station I was immediately in love with Vienna House Andel’s Lodz. Taking a building from the past and transforming it to fit our contemporary world is something I wish other cities and companies would undertake. Once you enter the lobby…

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Lodz,Poland,Travel

Abandoned Hotel Covered in Mirrored Mosaics

posted on : April 9, 2018 0 Comment

Joanna Rajkowska covered the walls of buildings in one of Łódź’s courtyards with small pieces of mirrors. The project was realized as part of the 2014 Dialogue of Four Cultures Festival. This installation is one of the most spectacular public art projects in Łódź – involved in its production…

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Lodz,Poland,Travel

Lodz a City Transformed from Drab to Fab since WW II

posted on : April 9, 2018 1 Comment

Lodz knows the transformative power of a lick of paint and a little imagination. A textile manufacturing hub in the 19th century, the Polish city fell into a period of post-WW2 decline known as “Grey Lodz”. But rather than shuffling off in a moth-eaten shawl, it has spent…

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