Manufaktura 
Description
Prior to the industrial revolution Lodz was a small village with a population of around 500. With the coming of the cotton mills the village exploded to become a massive city, and one of the powerhouses of the region. Eventually run by the state during the communist years the factories eventually collapsed into liquidation in the 1990's and the site was left derelict. By the turn of the millennium the whole area was being converted into a new centre for the city. The buildings have been beautifully restored to their original red brick and how house museums, restaurants, bars, cinemas and a large shopping mall. It's also given Lodz it's own Rynek - the centre and focus of the city - that all the cities of Poland that expanded during the Middle Ages have and Lodz was missing. Today no visit to Lodz is complete without visiting the site if only to marvel at the stunning regeneration that has taken place, if not to visit the museums or restaurants
Charge
Free to look around the site
Getting There
Latitude: 51.780149; Longitude: 19.447578
What3Words: decays.escapes.sediment
