Piotra W\u0142ostowica Boulevard runs along the waterfront of Sand Island, from the Sand Bridge to the Tumski Bridge. It is one of the prettiest places around Ostr\u00f3w Tumski. It offers a view of the cathedral on one side and Dunikowski Boulevard on the other. <\/p>\n
The boulevard’s patron, Piotr W\u0142ostowic, was a medieval magnate, palatine (governor) of Boleslaw the Wrymouth, and Sand Island belonged to him.<\/p>\n
There are interesting buildings along the boulevard: the former Augustinian monastery with an atmospheric garth and the Gothic church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is worth taking a look at the Odra monument, a mock-up presenting Wroclaw’s water junction. The mock-up allows blind and visually impaired people to learn about the course of the river. <\/p>\n
During the floods of the millennium, hundreds of Wroclaw citizens worked to put up fortifications on the boulevard in order to save from flooding the most valuable collections of the University Library, whose special branch was until recently located in the building of the former monastery.<\/p>\n
Several marinas operate along the boulevard, from which ships of the Oder fleet depart.<\/p>\n
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