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One of the few remaining ancient fortifications that once protected the Old Town from invasion, Partisan Hill was built between 1594 and 1598, and originally awarded the name Bastion Sakwowy (Saddlebag Bastion). The buildings you see today date from the 19th century, however, when the area was redeveloped as public recreational space. A fearsome tower designed by Berlin architect Carl Schmidt was added in 1867, though this was demolished during WWII to prevent advancing Russian troops from using it as a reference point for artillery shelling. At the start of the Siege of 1945 the subterranean bunkers and catacombs were used as HQ by Nazi high command, though they relocated in March 1945 as the Red Army drew closer. After the war the hillock was oddly re-christened 'Partisan Hill' and the old cellars temporarily housed a museum. Sadly sold to private investors in the 1990s, and having since been occupied by beer gardens, strip clubs and restaurants, today the area lies in complete disarray, forlorn and forgotten - a once gleaming construction littered with smashed bottles and spray can squiggles. The creepy, wind-swept loneliness that greets visitors is ripe for myth and legend, and stories of secret Nazi tunnels and the ghostly shrieks of prisoners tortured to death in medieval times abound. Source: www.inyourpocket.com/poland/wroclaw/sightseeing/Places-of...

Taken in: Polska / Dolnosląskie / Wrocław (show map)

Taken on: September 4, 2013

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Camera: PENTAX K-5, f/8.0, 1/125 sec, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	PENTAX K-5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
ISO:	80
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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