It depicts a woman carrying books on her shoulder and stands near a square in the middle of the University Bridge. It was created in 1998 in the studio of Wroclaw artist Stanislaw Wysocki, as a symbol of the struggle of thousands of city residents who fought the great flood that hit Lower Silesia in July 1997, and a thank-you for this sacrifice.<\/p>\n
In Wroclaw, there was a multi-day effort to save the oldest part of the Old Town and Ostr\u00f3w Tumski, including the University Library in Piasek, where the most valuable part of the university’s collection is kept. It was only possible thanks to the determination of Wroclaw citizens. Many volunteers rescued books from the warehouses of the University Library on Szajnochy Street from destruction. <\/p>\n","categories":["Monuments and sculptures"],"lat":51.115157102269066,"lng":17.033944947885175}