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=== Architecture === [[File:Śródmieście, Olsztyn, Poland - panoramio (5).jpg|thumb|Old townhouses at the ''Rynek'' (Market Square) in the Old Town]] The historic central district of Olsztyn is the Old Town (''Stare Miasto''), which contains various historic buildings and structures, including: * the [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[Olsztyn Castle|castle of Warmian Chapter]], built during the 14th century, former home of [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], now a museum * Gothic St. James' Pro-cathedral with Gothic-Renaissance-Baroque interior * Old Town Hall on the Market Square – built in the mid-14th century. * [[Gazeta Olsztyńska House]] at the ''Targ Rybny'' ("Fish Market"), now a museum. * the town walls and the High Gate (until the mid-19th century known as the Upper Gate). * Our Lady Queen of Poland church * Monument to [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] * Park Zamkowy (''Castle Park'') * [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] Archpresbyter's Palace (''Pałac Archiprezbitera'') * [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic Revival]] Church of the Salvator Notable structures outside of the Old Town include: * the [[New City Hall (Olsztyn)|New City Hall]] * Jewish [[Mendelsohn House|Tahara house in Olsztyn]] built in 1911-1912 by Erich Mendelsohn * Modernist planetarium with mosaics by [[Stefan Knapp]] * the {{Interlanguage link|Jerusalem Chapel in Olsztyn|pl|3=Kaplica Jerozolimska w Olsztynie|lt=Jerusalem Chapel}}, built in 1565 * [[Gothic Revival architecture|Neogothic]] Sacred Heart church, built during the years 1901–1902 * Church of St. Lawrence in the Gutkowo district, built in the late 14th century * [[Home Army]] and [[Stefan Jaracz]] monuments and the [[Coat of arms of Poland|White Eagle]] Column * the Railway Bridge over the [[Łyna River|River Łyna]] gorge near Artyleryjska and Wyzwolenia streets, built during the years 1872–1873 * Main Post Office * Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship office * ''Instytut Północny im. Wojciecha Kętrzyńskiego'' ("Wojciech Kętrzyński Northern Institute") * Park Centralny (''Central Park'') * the Książnica Polska building with one of the oldest active passenger [[elevator]]s in Poland and Europe * [[FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo]] – 360 metres high, since the collapse of the [[Warsaw radio mast]] the tallest structure in [[Poland]] <gallery> Olsztyn, Wysoka Brama..jpg|High Gate Olsztyn-kościół garnizonowy.jpg|Our Lady Queen of Poland Church Wikiekspedycja 2012, Yarl, Olsztyn, ratusz.jpg|New City Hall OLSZTYN, AB. 067.JPG|Astronomical observatory Kaplica Jerozolimska w Olsztynie.jpg|Jerusalem Chapel KP, Olsztyn, kościół Najświętszego Serca PJ.JPG|Sacred Heart church Olsztyn, ul. Emilii Plater 1.jpg|Voivodeship office </gallery>
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