Wroclaw named European Capital of Culture 2016

One of the oldest and largest Polish cities of Wroclaw (in Old Russian). Breslau was chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2016.
In addition to Wroclaw, the cities of Gdansk, Lublin, Warsaw and Katowice participated in the competition.
The jury unanimously gave the victory to Wroclaw. However, according to the results of voting on the Internet, Wroclaw took second place, Katowice was awarded the first, and Warsaw was on the last line in the ranking of Internet users.
Wroclaw, as the winner, will receive 1.5 million euros and will promote Polish culture in Europe in 2016. Together with Wroclaw in 2016, the function of the European Capital of Culture will be performed by one of the cities of Spain.

Photo from www.eb.home.pl/krys/hotelpl/en/hotels poland/