Description of the attraction
The space in front of the Church of St. Elizabeth in the Middle Ages was occupied by small, neat houses in which church attendants, bell ringers, and undertakers lived. Most of them have been destroyed and have not survived to our time. Only two almost toy houses called "Yas and Malgosya" are located at the corner of the Market Square and seem invisible against the background of more stately neighbors. They are connected by a small figured arch, on the vault of which a Latin inscription is made, which in translation sounds like this: "Death is the gate of life." This phrase was intended for visitors to the cemetery, which was located immediately behind these two houses, located at an angle to each other. Now only a memory is left of the cemetery.
The houses "Yas and Malgosya" have been carefully renovated and are now used for very noble purposes. In the Gothic mansion of Jas, a workshop and an exhibition hall of the famous Polish painter-engraver Eugeniusz Get-Stankiewicz was opened, and the baroque house of Malgos is occupied by the organization of the Wroclaw Lovers' Society. This is the place where tourists are always welcome. They will help you find a guide, tell you about interesting places in the city, show you the best places for photo and video shooting, and also offer travelers a ride on a tourist tram called "Yas and Malgosya". Also in the mansion, the Museum of Gnomes was recently opened, a visit to which will be interesting not only for children, but also for adults.
What kind of characters are these - Yas and Malgosya? In English guidebooks they are called Johnny and Maggie, but this is fundamentally wrong. Yas and Malgosya are heroes of Polish history, the plot of which is reminiscent of our fairy tale about Alyonushka and her brother Ivanushka.
