Monument to Pope John Paul II
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Monument to Pope John Paul IIIn 2000 Krystyna Fałyga-Solska's monument to Pope John Paul II was unveiled in front of the former cathedral presbytery on Ostrów Tumski. The stones around the statue come from excavations of buildings once standing on Ostrów Tumski. Karol Wojtyła came to Poznań twice during his pontificate - in 1983 and 1997.