Joan was bored today so I took her to the Palmeria in Wilson Park. We had been there before but she didn't remember that. It was a perfect weather day to be outside. We started our visit at the cafe, sitting outside. All we wanted was coffee and dessert. Unlike Sowas, they don't have a large selection of desserts so we decided to try their cheesecake. It was good. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate it an 8. The best we have had has been at Petit Paris. That I rate a 10 for Poznan.
After we finished and I took pictures, I wheelchair strolled around the park taking pictures and discovering a few places in the park I had never seen before. Of course, I had to take a picture of the Wilson statue.
Former US president Woodrow Wilson can be found fittingly in the park bearing his name (Park Wilson). Though it may seem an unexpected honor, few outsiders did more than Wilson to ensure Poland’s existence and independence after WWI. The Poles were so grateful that upon his sudden passing, a competition to sculpt his likeness was undertaken and won by John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, who at the same time was famously profaning the Black Hills of South Dakota with the profiles of four other former American presidents (now known as Mount Rushmore National Monument). Erected in the presence of Wilson's widow in 1931, the original monument was soon toppled by the Nazis, and after the war, the communist authorities were quick to rename the park after Marcin Kasprzak. The fall of communism reversed the renaming and an original design proposal by Polish sculptress Zofia Trzci艅ska-Kami艅ska was uncovered and executed by Jerzy Petruk, whose work has stood in the park since 1944.
The other statue is Persius releases Andromeda.
This monument, straight from Greek mythology, is located in Wilson Park. It is a remnant of a beautiful fountain destroyed during World War II. This sculpture fits very well into the landscape of the park. It is an interesting distinguishing feature from the Palm House.
The scene depicted on the monument depicts Perseus fighting with the sea monster to whom Andromeda was to be given as a victim. Perseus is holding the head of Medusa in his hand, one of the mythical gorgons. This figure had snakes instead of hair, and with his eyesight, he turned to stone.
Dzisiaj Joan nudzi艂a si臋p, wi臋c zabra艂em j膮 do Palmiarnii w Parku Wilsona. Byli艣my tam ju偶 wcze艣niej, ale ona tego nie pami臋ta艂a. To by艂 idealny dzie艅 na przebywanie na zewn膮trz. Zacz臋li艣my od kawiarni, siedz膮c na zewn膮trz. Chcieli艣my tylko napi膰 si臋 kawy i zje艣膰 deser. W przeciwie艅stwie do Sowy, nie maj膮 du偶ego wyboru deser贸w, wi臋c zdecydowali艣my si臋 spr贸bowa膰 ich sernika. By艂 dobry. W skali od 1 do 10 oceni艂bym go na 8. Najlepszy, jaki jedli艣my by艂 w Petit Paris, kt贸ry oceniam na 10 jesli chodzi o Pozna艅.
Jak sko艅czyli艣my i zrobi艂em zdj臋cia, spacerowa艂em po parku, robi膮c zdj臋cia i odkrywaj膮c kilka miejsc w parku, kt贸rych nigdy wcze艣niej nie widzia艂em. Oczywi艣cie musia艂em zrobi膰 zdj臋cie pomnika Wilsona.
By艂y prezydent USA Woodrow Wilson znajduje si臋 w parku nosz膮cym jego imi臋 (Park Wilsona). Cho膰 mo偶e si臋 to wydawa膰 nieoczekiwanym zaszczytem, niewiele os贸b z zewn膮trz zrobi艂o wi臋cej ni偶 Wilson, aby zapewni膰 Polsce istnienie i niepodleg艂o艣膰 po I wojnie 艣wiatowej. Polacy byli mu tak wdzi臋czni, 偶e po jego nag艂ym odej艣ciu podj臋to konkurs na wyrze藕bienie jego podobizny, kt贸ry wygra艂 John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, kt贸ry w tym samym czasie sprofanowa艂 Black Hills w Po艂udniowej Dakocie sylwetkami czterech innych by艂ych ameryka艅skich prezydent贸w (obecnie znany jako Mount Rushmore National Monument). Wzniesiony w obecno艣ci wdowy po Wilsonie w 1931 roku, oryginalny pomnik zosta艂 wkr贸tce obalony przez nazist贸w, a po wojnie w艂adze komunistyczne szybko zmieni艂y nazw臋 parku na Marcina Kasprzaka. Upadek komunizmu cofn膮艂 zmian臋 nazwy, a oryginalny projekt polskiej rze藕biarki Zofii Trzci艅skiej-Kami艅skiej zosta艂 odkryty i wykonany przez Jerzego Petruka, kt贸rego dzie艂o stoi w parku od 1944 roku.
Drugim pos膮giem jest Persius uwalniaj膮cy Andromed臋.
Ten pomnik, prosto z greckiej mitologii, znajduje si臋 w Parku Wilsona. Jest to pozosta艂o艣膰 po pi臋knej fontannie zniszczonej podczas II wojny 艣wiatowej. Rze藕ba ta bardzo dobrze wpisuje si臋 w krajobraz parku. Jest ciekawym elementem wyr贸偶niaj膮cym si臋 na tle Palmiarni.
Scena przedstawiona na pomniku przedstawia Perseusza walcz膮cego z potworem morskim, kt贸remu Andromeda mia艂a zosta膰 z艂o偶ona w ofierze. Perseusz trzyma w d艂oni g艂ow臋 Meduzy, jednej z mitycznych gorgon. Posta膰 ta zamiast w艂os贸w mia艂a w臋偶e, a swoim wzrokiem zamienia艂a si臋 w kamie艅.