Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk in Kraków

The Monument to the Defenders of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk stands in Kraków in front of the Communications School Complex building on Monte Cassino Street in Czyżyny. It is an obelisk with an inscription plaque, made of stone and metal, dating from 1974.

Author and form

The monument was designed by Wiktor Zin. The work takes the form of a simple obelisk bearing a plaque with an inscription commemorating the defenders of the Polish Post Office in Gdańsk. The monument stands by a communications school, which ties it to the postal and telecommunications community.

Unveiling of the inscription

The ceremony of unveiling the inscription on the monument took place on 7 June 2016.

Practical information

• Place: Monte Cassino Street, in front of the Communications School Complex building; the monument can be viewed from the pavement.
• The Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków is close, about 400 metres in a straight line.
• The monument is small and a few minutes are enough to see it; the school grounds are not open for visits.