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Wrocław’s grandiose Neo-Gothic train station is one of the finest in the land

The modernisation of Wrocław Główny between 2010-2012 resulted in a station complex adapted to the current standards of service for passengers. PKP SA

This article was sponsored by PKP. The monumental building was designed in an English neo-gothic style more closely resembling a castle or palace than a public service building and was intended to showcase the power of the railways at a time when they were the fastest form of public transport.

WWII shipwreck off Polish coast could contain legendary Amber Room, say divers

Practically untouched for decades, the wreck contains items ranging from military vehicles to porcelain, as well as many mysterious boxes with unknown contents, which are already capturing people’s imagination.

Simply the breast! Łódź woman turns ‘mum milk’ into gorgeous jewellery

Seeking to promote “the power of femininity”, designer Marta Ewa Rżanek typically uses 25 millilitres of breast milk to create a necklace or bracelet with the resulting stones being smooth, hard and also warm due to their ability to maintain room temperature.

Could secret entrance to tunnel hidden in WWII bunker complex be hiding the Amber Room?

The entrance was found during a search of the area in northeast Poland using geo-radar. It has long been thought that the bunker complex, which lies close to where Hitler had his Wolf’s Lair HQ, could contain many WWII treasures, including the Amber Chamber.

Missing WWII Amber Chamber recreated at Polish museum

A museum in Poland has recreated one of the greatest missing treasures of the Second World War – an Amber Chamber stolen from Russia by retreating Nazis.

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Netflix braces itself for national backlash from diehard fans over its remake of legendary film Znachor

In anticipation of reaction to its modern-day take on the 1982 classic about an outstanding surgeon who loses his memory following an attack, Netflix posted on social media: "Ladies and gentlemen, Your Honour, this is Leszek Lichota as Rafal Wilczur. Znachor is coming to Netflix in the second half of the year."

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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