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Capital’s ‘grand dame of hospitality’, the Hotel Bristol celebrates its 120th birthday

Opened on 19 November, 1901, the Hotel Bristol has become a place where modernity and heritage meet. Press materials

Opened on 19 November, 1901, the Hotel Bristol has become a place where modernity and heritage meet. TFN’s Alex Webber looks back at its glitzy history.

Wrocław’s monumental Battle of Racławice panorama reopens after 10-month-long facelift

At a time when Poland didn’t exist as a sovereign nation after being wiped off the map of Europe by the three partitions between 1772–1795, the Panorama provided a comforting memory of the importance of the Polish nation.

Masterpieces worth over 7K inherited by Kraków city after being found in dead collector’s flat

VIDEO: The collection, which includes 100 paintings by Polish masters such as Jacek Malczewski, and Jerzy and Wojciech Kossak, was discovered after the woman, who hasn’t been named, passed away in 2011.

Wrocław’s Racławice Panorama Museum to get long-awaited makeover

The works which begin on August 4th and are expected to finish next year, will be the most extensive refurbishment since the museum opened in 1985.

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Art & Culture | History

Stunning photos of Gdańsk reveal fascinating glimpse into long-forgotten world

Titled ‘Images of Gdańsk on Glass Plate Negatives from the Collections of Stadtmuseum Danzig’, the hefty bi-lingual tome presents nearly 200 images taken from the National Museum of Gdańsk’s collection of almost 2,700 glass plates.

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  • Saudi Arabia to give Poland medical equipment to help Ukrainian patients
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  • Polish FM to discuss 'fiasco' of German foreign policy in Berlin

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

The Debrief
Teaching an old dog new tricks
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Magnificent and dreamy, the hype surrounding ‘glamping’ is well deserved
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