Participants react as they try to reach the top of a greased pole to collect the prizes, during a “Panjat Pinang” competition, that is held to celebrate Indonesia's 79th Independence Day at Ancol in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 17, 2024. (Photo by Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters)

A supporter of the team of Ukraine cheers prior to the Euro 2016 Group C soccer match between Ukraine and Poland at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. (Photo by Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo)

Poznań is now Poland's fifth largest city. It is sometimes claimed to be the first capital of the kingdom of Poland. Poznań has many historic buildings and sights. The European Football Championship will take place in Poznan 2012.

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A hot air balloon competition called “Grudziadzkie Zawody Balonowe” is held in Lisie Katy, central-northern Poland, 14 May 2021. The compe​tition is held for the eighteenth time. (Photo by Tytus Zmijewski/EPA/EFE)

Police officers detain a FEMEN naked activist during an action at the Poland embassy in Kiev on October 26, 2020 in support of Polish women in their right to abortion. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP Photo)

Sеxy brunet striptease dancer dancing lap dance in front of man. (Photo by Blue SkyImages/Getty Images)

Tomasz Alen Kopera, Polish painter, was born in Kozuchow, Poland. He attended the University of Technology in Wroclaw, where he gained a degree in Engineering.

Paul Taylor Dance Company dancers Alex Clayton and Lisa Borres perform a scene from “Fibers” during a dress rehearsal on June 14, 2022. The Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC) will be at the Joyce June 14-19, 2022, with dances featuring early works choreographed by Paul Taylor. (Photo by Timothy A. Clary/AFP Photo)