Murals
Open
the 2016 mural "Searching Safety (The Bird)" by Israeli artist DEDE, created for the Urban Forms Foundation
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
the oldest part of the Doły cemetery complex, with gravestones dating back to 1899
Cemeteries & Monuments
Closed
a military cemetery in the Doły complex with graves of legionnaires, insurgents and soldiers of both world wars
Murals
a mural featuring interwoven bandages as a symbol of healing personal and collective trauma
Murals
the mural "Anutsa/Primavera" portrays the artist's grandmother, the only family member to survive Auschwitz
Murals
the black-and-white 2016 mural "Thank You" by a Welsh-Australian artist, part of the Urban Forms gallery
Entertainment
Open
shopping centre on Brzezińska Street with 70+ shops, car park concerts and a karting track next door
Murals
Open
a mural on Franciszkańska Street depicts a boy deported to the Łódź ghetto in 1941
Murals
a mural on Organizacji WiN Street shows an unnamed ghetto boy, his face recreated from an archive photo
Murals
a mural on Reja Street recalls the only Third Reich concentration camp for Polish children (1942-1945)
Murals
the second mural in the series, on Przemysłowa 16, honours an unnamed boy from the Bałuty camp
Sport & Recreation
Open
an outdoor gym on a revitalised neighbourhood square in Bałuty
Cemeteries & Monuments
Open
a shared section for two Mariavite parishes in the Doły cemetery complex, its first burial in 1906
Murals
a mural on Starosikawska Street honours an unnamed girl from the Roma camp in the Łódź ghetto
Murals
another mural in the series, on Wojska Polskiego, portrays a girl from the ghetto's Roma camp
Culture
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the LAS library on the border of Doły and Bałuty, with offerings for children, adults, a book club and bridge
Culture
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the SŁÓWKA library's name nods to Boy-Żeleński's poems, with a conference room added after a 2019 renovation
Murals
Open
a surreal mural by duo Raku and Barys in Bałuty, from 2012
Culture
Closed
a branch operating continuously since 1955, holding collections for both adults and children since a 2001 merger
Culture
Closed
a branch with separate collections for adults, teens and children, plus a Senior Club with bridge games
Murals
Open
a portrait of a child in prison stripes, a few dozen metres from the former camp entrance
Murals
a portrait of a prisoner on Wojska Polskiego 116, near the former camp on Przemysłowa Street
Churches & Monasteries
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a modernist church in Stoki, built at record speed in 1932
Murals
a hyperrealistic portrait of a prisoner on Wojska Polskiego 112, marking the camp's 70th anniversary
Over 60 places in the Doły estate in the Bałuty district. 37 of them have listed opening hours, and 39 are free of charge. The list lets you plan a route within a single area, without crossing the whole city.
The largest estate in Bałuty, stretching along Wojska Polskiego and Brzezińska streets. Twenty-five murals, the most after Śródmieście and Stary Polesie, two large theatre stages, and a strip of greenery with parks.
Teatr Muzyczny w Łodzi (Music Theatre in Łódź) at Północna 47/51 is the city's largest musical theatre stage. A few hundred metres away, Teatr Kamila Maćkowiaka (Kamil Maćkowiak Theatre) performs at Wojska Polskiego 83. Art is shown at Galeria Bałucka (Bałucka Gallery) at Stary Rynek 2 and Galerie Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Wł. Strzemińskiego (Wł. Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts Galleries) at Wojska Polskiego 121.
Park im. Szarych Szeregów (Szare Szeregi Park) at Boya-Żeleńskiego 1 is the estate's main green area. Active pursuits centre on Strzelnica Łódzka (Łódź Shooting Range) at Brzezińska 1/3, Gokart Arena at Smugowa 19 and TOP-SHOT at Okopowa 70. Centrum Handlowe M1 (M1 Shopping Centre) stands at Brzezińska 27/29.
The largest groups in the estate are murals (25), cultural institutions (8), cemeteries and monuments (6), churches and monasteries (6), entertainment (5), parks and green areas (4), sports facilities (3) and museums and galleries (2). Each one opens as its own list.
The Doły estate belongs to the Bałuty district, where you'll find the other neighbourhoods and the full list of places. All the city's attractions at once are on the list of attractions in Łódź and the map, and what's happening in the coming days is in the events calendar.
