Editing Legnica (section)

== Sights ==
[[File:Liegnitz-Ring-2.jpg|thumb|Market Square filled with [[Baroque architecture|baroque]] and [[neoclassical architecture]]]]
Legnica is a city with rich historical architecture, ranging from [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] through the [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] and [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] to Historicist styles. Among the landmarks of Legnica are:
* the Piast Castle, former seat of the local dukes of the [[Piast dynasty]]
* Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
* Market Square (''Rynek'') with:
** [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] Old Town Hall (''Stary Ratusz'')
** [[Helena Modjeska|Helena Modrzejewska]] Theatre
** ''Kamienice Śledziowe'' ("[[Herring]] Houses")
** ''Dom Pod Przepiórczym Koszem'' ("Under the Quail Basket House")
* former Dominican and later Benedictine monastery, founded by [[Bolesław II the Horned]], who was buried there as the only [[List of Polish monarchs|monarch of Poland]] to be buried in Legnica; nowadays housing the ''I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki'' (high school)
* [[Church of St. John the Baptist in Legnica|Saint John the Baptist Church]] with a mausoleum of the last Piast dukes
* New Town Hall (''Nowy Ratusz''), seat of city authorities
* Saint Mary church
* {{ill|Copper Museum in Legnica|pl|Muzeum_Miedzi_w_Legnicy|lt=Copper Museum}} (''Muzeum Miedzi'')
* Medieval Chojnów and Głogów Gates, remnants of the medieval city walls
* Former [[Liegnitz Ritter-Akademie|Knight Academy]], now housing municipal offices and a branch of the Copper Museum
* Public Library and archive
* Park Miejski ("City Park"), the oldest and largest park of Legnica

There is also a monument of [[Pope John Paul II]] and a postal milestone of King [[Augustus II the Strong]] from 1725 in Legnica.<ref name=slup>{{cite web|url=http://www.polskaniezwykla.pl/web/place/28527,legnica-slup-milowy.html|title=Legnica - Słup milowy|website=PolskaNiezwykla.pl|access-date=7 March 2020|language=pl}}</ref>

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LEGNICA ZAMEK dziedziniec.jpg|Piast Castle courtyard
Legnica - Kościół Marii Panny.jpg|Saint Mary church
Legnica - Katedra Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła.jpg|Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul
Dom mieszkalny „śledziówka”.jpg|''Kamienice Śledziowe'' at the Market Square
Legnica, Dom Pod Przepiórczym Koszem, Rynek 38.jpg|Under the Quail Basket House
Legnica - Rynek - Dawny Ratusz 01.jpg|[[Old City Hall in Legnica|Old City Hall]]
Legnica - Teatr im. Heleny Modrzejewskiej.jpg|Helena Modrzejewska Theatre
Legnica - Główna siedziba Muzuem Miedzi.jpg|Copper Museum
Legnica - Akademia Rycerska.jpg|[[Liegnitz Ritter-Akademie|Former knight academy]]
Legnica, kościół św. Jana Chrzciciela SDC11706.jpg|Church of St. John the Baptist
MOs810 WG 35 2015 Dolnoslaskie Zakamarki II (Mozaika, Rynek, Legnica, Kopernik).JPG|Nicolaus Copernicus mosaic on Market Square (1973)
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