Industrial heritage
a reinforced-concrete winding tower from 1933, 42.5 m high, a viewpoint on the Industrial Monuments Route
Industrial heritage
Neo-Gothic shaft building of the Król mine with crenellation, resembling a small castle
Industrial heritage
the first iron and steel metallurgy museum in Poland, in the brick hall of a former power station from 1891
Industrial heritage in Chorzów means the reinforced-concrete Prezydent Shaft, the neo-Gothic Elżbieta shaft complex and Poland's first metallurgy museum.
Three addresses link former mining and ironmaking. The first two are old mine shafts, the third is a museum in a former power-station hall.
The reinforced-concrete winding tower of the Prezydent Shaft went up in 1932-1933; at 42.5 m and with a viewing platform, it stands on the Industrial Monuments Route. Little of mining survives in the city, and this tower is the best-kept trace.
The Elżbieta shaft complex at Siemianowicka 64 belonged to the Król mine. Its neo-Gothic buildings of the early twentieth century, like a little fortress, now receive guests as an events venue.
The Metallurgy Museum at Metalowców 4A occupies a brick hall of the former Kościuszko Steelworks power plant, built in 1891. It opened to visitors on 26 November 2021 and is the country's first museum of iron and steel making.
It houses a reception venue today, so it is mainly a building to view from outside.
Read about the city at Chorzów; the wider choice is under industrial heritage.
