Authors of guides to Wroclaw face a difficult task. The city's character is quite diverse, and its history tangled as a result of it having belonged to a number of kingdoms, empires and states. It was the ambition of the authors of this guide for it to be a practical aid in moving around Wroclaw both in space and time. Therefore, many descriptions of sites are accompanied by both contemporary and histroric photographs, postcards, pictures and prints. The guide also includes information about eminent residents of Wroclaw, whose fates were connected with the city or its architecture. The practical layout of the guide and the maps it contains make it easy to move around Wroclaw and to find the objects of interest, while the numerous photographs enable you to identify them easily.
