7. Chwaliszewo - From 1444 had a municipal charter. Chwaliszewo had its own municipal government, town hall and churches. In 1800 Chwaliszewo was incorporated into Poznań. Chwaliszewo Street follows the course of the medieval route and connects Cathedral Island (Ostrów Tumski) with the Old Town.
8. All Saints Church - In 1777, King Stanislaus August Poniatowski gave the Protestant community permission to build a church in Grobla Street. The building serves as a beautiful reminder of the multi-faith character of the city of Poznań.
9. Wielka Street - Triumphal arches were placed in this street to greet distinguished guests. It was also the route for royal groups that proceeded from the castle to the cathedral for weddings, funerals and other important ceremonies.
10. Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and Our Lady of Consolation (Jesuits) - Wielkopolskan dukes, Przemysł I and Bolesław the Pious, founded the first Dominican church in St. Gotthard' s settlement in 1244. The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and gained its present appearance in the early 18th century (Jan Catenazzi).
11. The former church and convent of the Dominikan Sisters - (now belong to the Salesian Society). Przemysł II funded the church after the death of his first wife Ludgarda.
12. St. Adalbert's Church - According to tradition, the church was built in the 13th century on the site where St. Adalbert delivered the word of God. The present structure is from the 15th century, extended in the 16th and 17th centuries. When the tower was lowered in the 18th century, the bells were moved to the wooden campanile.
On the initiative of the Curate Bolesław Kościelski, the Crypt of Meritorious Wielkopolskans was established in the vaults of the church in 1923.
The church boasts a nativity scene with 102 movable figures, among others Polish rulers and national heroes, that can be seen at Christmas time.
13. Town Hall - A masterpiece of Renaissance architecture, extended by Giovanni Battista Quadro of Lugano, presenting Polish kings and the clock tower goats, which have become a symbol of Poznań.
The decoration of the façade features medallions with ancient figures and paintings showing rulers of the Jagiellon dynasty.
The Town Hall currently houses the Museum of the History of the City of Poznań.
14. The Weighhouse - The first building where all merchandise to be sold in the market square was weighed was most likely built in the second half of the thirteenth century. Rebuilt in the years 1532-1534, it was expanded by Giovanni Battista Quadro thirty years later.
15. Działyński Palace - The palace was erected for the Great Lithuanian Marshall Władysław Gurowski and replaced two medieval houses located along the west side of the Old Market Square. Antoni Höhne rebuilt it in the 18th century in a mixture of Neoclassical and Baroque styles (it is one of the first Neoclassical buildings in Wielkopolska). In the 19th century the palace belonged to the Działyńskis, a prominent Wielkopolskan family whose main residence was in Kórnik.
The most beautiful room in the palace is the Red Room. In the room we can see two pairs of stucco statues depicting Władysław the Elbow-high with Kazimierz the Great and Władysław Jagiełło with his brother Witold.
16. Royal Castle - Located on a hill west of the Old Market Square. Przemysł I built it in the second half of the13th century. His son, Przemysł II, later king of Poland, extended the castle with the intention of converting it into a royal seat. Despite the king's tragic death in 1296, the construction works continued and the castle was most certainly completed in the reign of Kazimierz the Great. It was the largest secular edifice in the country.
Only a few remnants have survived, including a castle building reconstructed after the Second World War, which today houses the Museum of Applied Arts.
17. The National Museum of Poznań - The former Kaiser Wilhelm Museum. In the collection of the museum is a rich collection of Polish and foreign art spanning from the Middle Ages to modern times.
18. House no. 50, "Under the Canopy" - Legend has it that August II (August the Strong) once spent a night in the house and fell out of the window having drunk too much. The monarch landed on the canopy, which saved his life. Another version of the legend attributes the incident to the Swedish king Charles the Twelfth.
19. Górka Palace - The first municipal palace in Poland built from a Gothic tenement house by Łukasz Górka, extended by his son Andrzej until 1548. The Górkas were supporters of the Reformation and the palace soon became known as a Lutheran centre.
Today Górka Palace houses the Archaeological Museum.
20. Former Jesuits College - The College was opened in 1573; one of its founders and the first rector was Father Jakub Wujek. In 1611, King Sigismund III Vasa granted the Jesuits a privilege that elevated the school to the rank of university. However, following a protest from the Krakow Academy, Pope Paul V vetoed the creation of the new institution of higher learning.
The college as it is today was built in the 18th century. The edifice was designed by Jan Catenazzi.
In the autumn of 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte lived here. Between the wars the buildings housed the authorities of the region. Today it houses the City Council.
21. The Saski Hotel - was the place where Napoleon Bonaparte signed a peace treaty between France, Saxony and the Duchy of Saxen-Weimar in 1806. Six years later, while retreating from Russia, Napoleon secretly spent some hours in the hotel with his small entourage.