Cmentarze i pomniki: Śródmieście / Centrum

Piotrkowska Street and plac Wolności form the route where the density of monuments per square metre is highest in Łódź. Instead of classic busts on pedestals, bronze figures are set right into the pavement here - Tuwim on a bench, factory owners at a table, Rubinstein at the piano. This page shows them all in the order you pass them walking down the main street of Śródmieście.

Monuments to factory owners and artists on Piotrkowska

The Pomnik Trzech Fabrykantów (Monument to Three Factory Owners) at Piotrkowska 30/32 is a group of sculptures of Poznański, Scheibler and Grohman sitting at a table, with a free seat for passers-by. The Ławeczka Tuwima (Tuwim's Bench) at Piotrkowska 104 is a bronze figure of the poet on a bench, the first monument of its kind in Łódź, unveiled in 1999. The Fortepian Rubinsteina (Rubinstein's Piano) at number 78 shows Artur Rubinstein at the instrument, right in front of the tenement house where the pianist spent his childhood. The Kuferek Reymonta (Reymont's Trunk) at Piotrkowska 137 shows Władysław Reymont sitting on a travel trunk, unveiled in 2001.

Sculptures for children from fairy tales and TV series

The Pomnik Misia Uszatka (Uszatek the Bear Monument) at Piotrkowska 87 is a metre-tall bronze figure with a folded ear, standing since 2009, with a QR code linking to the TV series. The Pomnik Ferdynanda Wspaniałego (Ferdynand the Magnificent Monument) in front of Galeria Łódzka shows the dog from the Se-ma-for cartoon, installed in 2015. In Sienkiewicz Park, at Kilińskiego 101, stands the Pomnik Plastusia (Plastuś Monument) with a school bell, in place since 2012, and by the culture centre at Traugutta 18 stands the sculpture of the characters from "The Enchanted Pencil" (Zaczarowany Ołówek): the boy Piotrek, the dog Pimpek and a gnome.

Monuments tied to craft and theatre

The Pomnik Lampiarza (Lamplighter Monument) at Piotrkowska 37 is a bronze figure of an electrician on a ladder, unveiled on the hundredth anniversary of the first Łódź power plant. The Fotel Stefana Jaracza (Stefan Jaracz's Armchair) at number 152 is a row of bronze theatre seats with a figure of the actor, unveiled in 2006.

Monuments on plac Wolności and in the Schiller passage

On plac Wolności, the octagonal square closing off Piotrkowska Street from the north, largely pedestrianised after its 2022-2024 revitalisation, stands the Pomnik Tadeusza Kościuszki (Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument) - a 17-metre sculpture from 1930, torn down by the Germans and rebuilt in 1960 by the same sculptor. In the passage bearing his name stands the Pomnik Leona Schillera (Leon Schiller Monument), a granite figure of the director in a robe from 1982.

Practical information: a walk among the monuments of Piotrkowska

Most of the sculptures described here stand along one street, so they can be seen in under an hour's walk from plac Wolności towards Traugutta Street. All are free to visit and accessible around the clock.

Frequently asked questions about monuments in Śródmieście Łódź

How many monuments stand on Piotrkowska?
On the street itself and by plac Wolności stand a dozen or so sculptures and monuments, from factory owners to fairy-tale characters.

Which monument on Piotrkowska do children like?
The Pomnik Misia Uszatka and Pomnik Plastusia, both in a form you can touch and be photographed next to.

Where does the Ławeczka Tuwima stand?
At Piotrkowska 104, one of the first monuments in Łódź in the form of a bronze bench with a figure.

How long does a walk among the Piotrkowska monuments take?
Under an hour, walking from plac Wolności towards the Schiller passage and stopping at each sculpture.