Racławice Panorama
| Racławice Panorama | |
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| Polish: Panorama Racławicka | |
Sketch of Kosciusko for the panorama by Kossak | |
| Artist | Jan Styka, Wojciech Kossak, et al. |
| Year | 1893–1894 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, cyclorama |
| Dimensions | 15 m × 114 m (49 ft × 374 ft) |
| Location | Wrocław, Poland |
Racławice Panorama (2005) | |
| Established | 14 June 1985 |
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| Location | Wrocław, Poland |
| Website | panoramaraclawicka |
The Racławice Panorama (Polish: Panorama Racławicka) is a monumental (15 × 114 meter) cycloramic painting depicting the Battle of Racławice, during the Kościuszko Uprising. It is located in Wrocław, Poland. The painting is one of only a few preserved relics of a genre of 19th-century mass culture, and the oldest in Poland. The panorama stands in a circular fashion and, with the viewer in the center, presents different scenes at various viewing angles. A special kind of perspective used in the painting and additional effects (lighting, artificial terrain) create a feeling of reality.