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Ratusz Wrocławski, Wroclaw | POLAND
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Wroclaw | POLAND
#Day 04.16-17.2016
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The Dwarf quest :
Wrocław’s dwarfs (Polish: krasnale, krasnoludki) are small figurines that first appeared in the streets of Wrocław, Poland, in 2001. Since then, their numbers have been continually growing.
In 2001, to commemorate the Orange Alternative (polish anti-communist movement), a figurine of a dwarf (the movement’s symbol) was officially placed on Świdnicka Street, where the group’s happenings used to take place. It is probably one of the few cases in the world where such a subversive group has been honoured by the city authorities, who commissioned the placing of a statue of a dwarf in the city centre.
Ratusz Wrocławski, Wroclaw | POLAND
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Wroclaw | POLAND
#Day 04.16-17.2016
All rights reserved. | Mathilde Vög
The Dwarf quest :
Wrocław’s dwarfs (Polish: krasnale, krasnoludki) are small figurines that first appeared in the streets of Wrocław, Poland, in 2001. Since then, their numbers have been continually growing.
In 2001, to commemorate the Orange Alternative (polish anti-communist movement), a figurine of a dwarf (the movement’s symbol) was officially placed on Świdnicka Street, where the group’s happenings used to take place. It is probably one of the few cases in the world where such a subversive group has been honoured by the city authorities, who commissioned the placing of a statue of a dwarf in the city centre.