Nicolaus Copernicus Monument
The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

📜 Notable landmark in Warsaw, Poland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1822. 🔍 Features a bronze statue of Nicolaus Copernicus holding a compass and armillary sphere.

Why Go

🔭 Learn about Copernicus's heliocentric theory 🇵🇱 Honor a great Polish scientist
📸 See a bronze model of the solar system
🚶 Located near Chopin's Heart church

Tips

📍 Located in front of the Institute of Economics Polish Academy of Sciences.
🗣️ Inscriptions in Latin and Polish on the pedestal.

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