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The photos above are of the Torun delegation's visit to Philadelphia in October, 2009. There were high school students and teachers, as well as the Mayor, City Council Chair and Head of Education.
The photos below are of the Philadelphia students and teachers' visit to Torun in October 2008.
Torun dates back to the 13th century when it was a commercial trade center that linked Western Europe to Poland. It has many surviving medieval and gothic style structures. Its most famous citizen, Nicholas Copernicus, established the scientific principle that the earth rotates around the sun. Torun is a port city on the banks of the Vistual River. Like Philadelphia, it engaged in a long and difficult struggle for freedom. Our two cities joined in sisterhood in 1976, the bicentennial of American independence. The relationship was marked by the dedication of a sculpture on the Torun Triangle located on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia and the creation of Philadelphia Boulevard in Torun.
TORUN PHOTO WORKSHOPS - JUNE 22-28, 2009
Philadelphia’s Sister Cities Program has been invited to send a photographer to Torun this June. Partner Cities Association in Torun, POLAND is inviting several photographers from Torun’s Sister Cities to take part in the 4th edition of a photographic art project entitled “Torun in the Twin Lens”. The workshop will take place in Torun, between June 22– June 28, 2009.The selected works that will emerge from a series of photographic workshops will be exhibited in Toruń in October 2009. The exhibition will be also presented in all sister cities that delegate artists to take part in the workshops. The deadline to submit your participation in the project is April 25, 2009. Read more..
Swenson Arts and Technology High School in Philadelphia together with the International Visitors Council of Philadelphia look forward to the continuation of the Sister Cities exchange program between Tadeusz Kosciuszko High School #4 from Torun and schools from Philadelphia. We are happy to announce that a group of students and teachers from Torun accepted our invitation to visit Philadelphia and the region in October 2009!
In preparation for this exchange, four teachers from Tadeusz Kosciuszko High School #4 will be our guests in April 2009. This visit will help us prepare for the school’s visit as well as provide an opportunity for the teachers to visit universities and observe our system of preparing new teachers for Philadelphia schools.
In October 2008, Philadelphians had a unique opportunity to visit Torun when the city celebrated its 775th anniversary. Read more.. View the gallery.
Torun, just like many cities with rich history and great heritage, has its own magical places. Below, please enjoy a sample of Torun's beautiful sights.
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