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Remnants of defensive walls near the Holy Spirit Gate
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Lemmi alias Schlumpf
November 7, 2021
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There is not much to see anymore, but with the information on the information board you can halfway imagine the extent
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thorsten werther
September 6, 2025
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During our tour of northwest Poland, we visited the Basilica of St. James in Szczecin.
There, we unexpectedly witnessed a Foucoult pendulum in action.
The pendulum is 16 meters long, weighs 10 kg, and has a period of 8 seconds.
Many people lost their lives in the past because church officials didn't "want" the Earth to revolve around the sun, among other things!
Note: In St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, there is, or at least there was, such a pendulum, with a pendulum length of approximately 95 meters!
Poland also brews excellent beers – some with German hops.
There, we unexpectedly witnessed a Foucoult pendulum in action.
The pendulum is 16 meters long, weighs 10 kg, and has a period of 8 seconds.
Many people lost their lives in the past because church officials didn't "want" the Earth to revolve around the sun, among other things!
Note: In St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, there is, or at least there was, such a pendulum, with a pendulum length of approximately 95 meters!
Poland also brews excellent beers – some with German hops.
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