TOWN HALL
This Renaissance building dating from the 1550s was designed by J. B. Quadro, with the monumental fron- tal facade featuring the three-storey arcaded loggia topped by the tall attic with three towers. It houses the Museum of the History of the City of Poznań, whose permanent exhibition covers the period from the 10th century to the interwar era. Every day at high noon metal figures representing goats appear that butt 12 times
GUARDHAUSE
This classical building (originally wooden) was con- structed in the 18th century for the seat of city guards. The initiator and founder of the enterprise was Kaz- imierz Raczyński, the then chief starost of Wielkopol- ska. Today the guardhouse houses the Museum of Wielkopolska Uprising of 1918-1919. THE DZIAŁYŃSKI
FAMILY PALACE
This late Baroque palace built in 1773-87 features a classical facade topped with an elaborate sculpting decoration. Striking for the Red Room ́s splendid in- terior décor (numerous prestigious meetings are held here). Today the palace is a seat of several units of the Polish Academy of Science, serving for instance as a branch of the Kórnik Library and the Institute for Western Affairs in Poznań.