A museum of natural science.
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Home to the Jagiellonia Białystok football club, who play in Ekstraklasa, the top tier of Polish football. Capacity 22,000.
This is by no doubt the main tourist attraction in the city. The Branickis' Palace is a former residence of a wealthy and influential noble family of Branicki, which used to own the whole city of Bialystok. The most famous member, Jan Klemens Branicki, the Great Crown Hetman of Poland with unsuccessful aspirations to the Polish throne, made the city prosperous and striving. The palace was given its current shape in early 18th century and since then has been called many names reflecting its grandeur, including "the Versaille of Podlasie". Although badly damaged by German bombs during the World War II, it was carefully rebuilt and now serves as the main building of the Medical University of Białystok.
A big palace painted in light pink, the former residence of the Prussian Governor of the Białystok region during the short times in 19th century (1795-1815) when Białystok was under German rule. The building was later transformed into a school. It is here that Ludwik Zamenhof was taught. The school has another infamous alumnus - Ignacy Hryniewiecki, who killed Alexander II, Tsar of Russia, on 13 March 1881, by throwing a bomb at him.
Muzeum Pamięci Sybiru
Museum showcasing an array of exhibits on Polish citizens who were deported to the USSR during WWII.