Unlike the rusticated limestone of the Imperial Castle, the former Land Credit Society and Post Office Directorate buildings both feature smoother sandstone façades, while still bearing the Germanic motifs and allegorical details typical of the Imperial Quarter. Of these, the most prominent surviving element is the large figure at the Kościuszko Street entrance of the Post Office building, which was transformed from ‘Germania’ into ‘Polonia’ by simply switching the emblem on the shield she holds. Huzzah!

Today, the former Prussian Post Office Directorate is in the hands of the Polish Postal Service (Poczta Polska), and part of it still operates as a functioning public post office, meaning you can step inside, search for other historical details, and experience the unique atmosphere that results when imperial grandeur collides with glacial bureaucracy.