Andrzej Waligórski
Andrzej Waligórski is a dwarf sitting on a windowsill at Ofiar Oświęcimskich 21 to honour the Wrocław poet and satirist. He was unveiled on 26 June 2022, thirty years after the poet's death.
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Andrzej Waligórski
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Story
Andrzej Waligórski is a dwarf with a twinkle in his eye who sits on a windowsill at Ofiar Oświęcimskich 21, watching the street like a satirist waiting for the next joke. He honours a poet, actor and writer of witty songs and sketches who lived in Wrocław, and legend says that anyone who laughs out loud beneath his window gets a free rhyme. Look up at the sill, where he sits at ease, with a sense of humour that has not aged. The old tenement behind him once housed a café whose name played on one of the poet's sketches.
History & Significance
The dwarf was unveiled on 26 June 2022 at Ofiar Oświęcimskich 21, thirty years after the death of Andrzej Waligórski. He was made by sculptor Beata Zwolańska-Hołod. The unveiling was part of a tribute that also included a tram named after the satirist and a concert with well-known guests. The city's public transport company MPK Wrocław took part, and the poet's son Marek Waligórski was thanked for his help. Waligórski died in Wrocław in 1992, and the dwarf belongs to the tradition that began with the Orange Alternative.
Inspiration
The dwarf honours Andrzej Waligórski, a poet, actor, satirist and journalist closely associated with Wrocław, and one of the best-known writers of songs and witty texts the city has ever had. Wrocław remembers him with a tram and a dwarf. The building where the dwarf sits once housed the U Dreptaków café, whose name was a wink at one of the poet's sketches. Sitting casually on a windowsill is the perfect pose for a man who watched the world and turned it into jokes.
Fun Facts
- A tram in Wrocław also carries Waligórski's name.
- The building once housed the U Dreptaków café, whose name played on one of the poet's sketches.
- He was unveiled thirty years after Waligórski's death in 1992.
- RMFek and Szprechuś stand about 17 and 20 metres to the west.
How to Find This Dwarf
Walk about 180 metres south of the Old Town Hall to ul. Ofiar Oświęcimskich, south of the Rynek, and look for number 21. Waligórski sits on a windowsill of the tenement, so look up above street level. RMFek and Szprechuś are about 20 metres to the west. Your mission: invent a two-line rhyme about your trip to Wrocław and read it out loud under his window.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is the Andrzej Waligórski dwarf in Wrocław?
He sits on a windowsill of the tenement at Ofiar Oświęcimskich 21, about 180 metres south of the Old Town Hall.
Who was Andrzej Waligórski?
He was a poet, actor, satirist and journalist closely associated with Wrocław, who died in Wrocław in 1992.
Is there a tram named after Waligórski?
Yes, Wrocław named a tram after him when the dwarf was unveiled on 26 June 2022.
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He sits on a windowsill above street level, so you view him from the pavement below. The exact height and the pavement have not been checked on site.
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