The Monument of Nicolaus Copernicus

In south - east corner of the Old Town Sqare stands one of the most known Torun's monument the most known, beside gingerbread) - Nicolas Copernicus statue. The sculpture, positioned on a tall pedestal, presents Copernicus in a professor's gown holding a sphere in his left hand. His right hand points heaven.

There is latin inscription on the pedestal, wrote by professor from Torun's grammar school - Rudolf Brohm:

Right under the Monumet is stone branch and a small fountaine. This fountaine was removed from there in 70's las century (XX) but rebuild previous year (2002). The Nicolas Copernicus Monument, made by Frederick Abraham Tieck was completed in 1855. But this statue is not the only one in Torun, presenting Nicolas Copernicus. Already in 1765 Toruners wanted to commemorate their most famous citizen. Next year, a sculpture from Cracow - Wojciech Rojowski made Copernicus' bust. Unfortunately, the Torun's City Council rejected this project and placed the statue into the City Hall's cellars. In 1809, thanks to Stanislaw Staszic, bust was at last moved to St. Johnes' Church. The same year cornerstone was laid for the monument. Unfortunately, because of political problems, building was still putting off. And at last, thanks to establishing, in 1853 , German Copernicus Society of Friends of Science and Art (Copernicus Verein für Wissenschaft und Kunst) we can visit Nicolas Copernicus in the Torun's Old Town Square.