Monument to Donkey

Donkey, shake yourself

We saw two different animal statues in Torun, this one and the dog. You can't miss it as it's quite a large statue in the city centre. Takes under a minute to see it.

A must see

When in Torun you have to see all the bronze statues. If you walk by all of them, you also walked a nice piece of the city.

Donkey with history

The monument of the Torun donkey was unveiled in 2007 and it stands in the same place, where until the end of the 18th century there was a pillory of a similar form. In the past, the pillory was a way...

Don’t(key) give it a try

Very well brushed but Donkey was just not reactive enough. We had a good connection nevertheless. Hope to see him soon.

Replaces the original medieval wooden donkey

As an instrument of torture and punishment for miscreants and associated with the stocks that were nearby. As punishment the offender would have to sit on the back and heavy weights were applied to t...