We went to see the model of Pozna艅 today in the church basement. The model shows Pozna艅 as it was presented in Braun-Hogenberg's picture of 1618. Its central part is covered by a town located on the left bank of Warta river, in the circle of medieval walls. Additionally, you can see a miniature of Ostr贸w Tumski, so important in the history of Pozna艅 and Poland, as well as miniatures of the following suburban villages: Chwaliszewo, Garbary, St. Martin and St. Adalbert. In the miniature of Pozna艅 you can see how neatly the market was paved at the beginning of 17th century, how mighty were its battlements, churches built for the glory of God and the townhall - a testimony to the power and wealth of both the town and its citizens.Recorded and lasting half an hour commentary tells about former Pozna艅, the life of people living there and how the town has changed over ages. Lighting system lights up parts of the town that are just being talked about. Comparing the model with contemporary Pozna艅 you can see buildings still existing (sometimes slightly altered, just like cathedral), but also the ones that do not exist anymore, i.e. the church of Maria Magdalena or castle of Przemys艂.
The miniature town is alive - a street near the market is jammed by a carriage waiting to be unloaded, a new house is just being constructed and an open shutter almost shivers with wind...Sometimes fires break out in town (which was quite common in former Pozna艅!), thunderlights of night storms light up the town covered with darkness and huge towers of its churches. Special materials very realistically imitate grass and sown fields of suburban villages as well as wild wine spreading on the walls of Przemys艂's castle. Warta and Cybina rivers made of resin...just flow! Special effects are driven by a computer program adjusted to the needs.
The model had been constructed for six years. The author preceded its construction with thorough studies in the history of former Pozna艅, its iconography as well as contemporary reconstructions.The model covers over 50 square meters. It consists of more than two thousand elements made of paper, modeline, plastic and materials used in contemporary model making. Each of them constitutes a few buildings, ie. Townhall and little shops or a quarter of tenement houses with yards covered with grass (St. Adalbert's hill does not fit in a passenger car!). An exception is the biggest, old church of St. Maria Magdalena with a tower that is half a meter tall, which makes a separate element.Solid foundation (that weighs more than 1 ton) on which the town is located, is made of plaster slabs.
Underneath there is an empty space where the smoke is piped away imitating fires that were common in former Pozna艅.
The scale 1:150 is the smallest in which models of towns are made in the world. A smaller one would not allow for showing most details, i.e. single bricks of church walls, sculped window frames, polichromies on the townhall or decorative details of architecture. And it is those details that make miniature Pozna艅 look almost real.
Poszli艣my zobaczy膰 model Pozna艅 dzisiaj w suterenie ko艣cio艂a. Modelu pokaz贸w Pozna艅 jak to by艂o przedstawione w Braun Hogenberg obrazie 1618. Jego centralna cz臋艣膰 jest pokryta przez miasto zlokalizowane po lewej bank rzeki Warta , w kole 艣redniowiecznych 艣cian. Dodatkowo, mo偶esz zobaczy膰 miniatur臋 Ostr贸w Tumski, tak wa偶ny w historii Pozna艅 i Polski, jak r贸wnie偶 miniatury nast臋puj膮cych podmiejskich wsi: Chwaliszewo, Garbary, 艣w. Martin i 艣w. Adalbert. W miniaturze Pozna艅 mo偶esz zobaczy膰 jak schludnie rynek by艂 wybrukowany na pocz膮tku 17. stulecia, jak pot臋偶ny by艂 jego blanki, ko艣cio艂y zbudowane dla s艂awy Boga i townhall - 艣wiadectwo do si艂y i bogactwo zar贸wno miasta jak i jego citizens.Recorded i trwanie p贸艂 komentarz godziny opowiada o poprzednim Pozna艅, 偶yciu o ludziach 偶ywych tam i jak miasto zmieni艂o wieki. Uk艂ad o艣wietlenia rozja艣nia si臋 cz臋艣ci miasta, kt贸re w艂a艣nie s膮 powiedziane dooko艂a. Por贸wnuj膮c model z wsp贸艂czesnym Pozna艅 mo偶esz zobaczy膰 budynki jeszcze istniej膮ce (czasami nieznacznie zmieniony, w艂a艣nie jak katedralny), ale te偶 jedne, kt贸re nie istniej膮 wi臋cej, to jest ko艣ci贸艂 Marii Magdaleny albo zamku Przemys艂.
Miniaturowe miasto jest 偶ywe - ulica blisko rynku jest zapchany przez w贸z czekaj膮cy by by膰 nieza艂adowany, nowy dom w艂a艣nie jest zbudowany i otwarta okiennica prawie dr偶y z wind...Sometimes ogniami wybuchaj膮 w mie艣cie (kt贸re by艂o ca艂kiem wsp贸lne w poprzednim Pozna艅!), thunderlights nocnych burz rozja艣niaj膮 si臋 miasto pokryte z ciemno艣ci膮 i ogromnymi wie偶ami jego ko艣cio艂贸w. Specjalne materia艂y bardzo realistycznie na艣laduj膮 traw臋 i siane pola podmiejskich wsi, jak r贸wnie偶 dzikie wino rozci膮gaj膮ce si臋 na 艣cianach zamku Przemys艂. Warta i rzeki Cybina zrobione z resin...just p艂yn膮! Efekty specjalne s膮 kierowane przez program komputerowy dostosowany do potrzeb.
on model by艂 zbudowany przez sze艣膰 lat. Autor poprzedzi艂 jego budow臋 z gruntownymi studiami w historii poprzedniego Pozna艅, jego ikonografii, jak r贸wnie偶 wsp贸艂czesny reconstructions.The model pokrywa ponad 50 metrami kwadratowymi. To sk艂ada si臋 z wi臋cej ni偶 dwa tysi膮ce elementy zrobione z papieru, modeline, plastik i materia艂y u偶ywane we wsp贸艂czesnym modelu robi膮cym. Ka偶dy z nich tworzy kilka budynk贸w, tj.. Townhall i ma艂e sklepy albo 膰wier膰 dom贸w czynszowych z jardami pokrytymi z traw膮 (艣w. Adalberta wzg贸rze nie wstawia samochodu osobowego!). Wyj膮tek jest najwi臋kszy, stary ko艣ci贸艂 艣w. Marii Magdaleny z wie偶膮, kt贸ra jest p贸艂 metr wysoki, kt贸re robi oddzielny element.Solid fundament (kt贸re wa偶y wi臋cej ni偶 1 tona), na kt贸rym miasto jest zlokalizowane, jest zrobione z p艂yt gipsu. Poni偶ej tam jest przestrze艅 pusta gdzie dym jest za艣piewany piskliwym g艂osem daleko na艣laduj膮ce ognie, kt贸re by艂y wsp贸lne w poprzednim Pozna艅.
Skala 1:150 s膮 najmniejsze, w kt贸rym modele miast s膮 zrobione w 艣wiecie. Mniejszy jeden nie uwzgl臋dni艂by pokazywania wi臋kszo艣ci szczeg贸艂贸w, to jest pojedyncze ceg艂y 艣cian ko艣cio艂a , wyrze藕bi艂 futryny okienne, polichromies na townhall albo dekoracyjnych szczeg贸艂ach architektury. I to jest te szczeg贸艂y, kt贸re zrobi膮 miniaturowe Pozna艅 spojrzenie prawie rzeczywistym.