The work of Sławomir Lewiński was unveiled on May 3, 1960 , on the occasion of the Millennium of the Polish State . The statue depicts a poet in a pious pilgrim's pose, facing the Odra River . The plaque was placed on the pedestal: Adam Mickiewicz . In 1993 it was renovated by the son of the author of the monument - Jakub Lewinski. The monument stands on the site of the former equestrian statue of King Prussia and the Emperor of Germany - Frederick III ( 1831 - 1888 ).