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Things to Do in Warsaw
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Archikatedra sw. Jana
Ulica Swietojanska, leading from the Rynek Starego Miasta to the... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Barbakan
The pinnacled Barbakan, the mid-16th-century stronghold in the... |
Architectural Sites | Warsaw |
Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
A 10-minute walk toward the river from the main campus of Warsaw... |
Gardens / Arboretums, Libraries | Warsaw |
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Botanical Gardens
These gardens, covering an area of roughly 3 acres, were laid... |
Gardens / Arboretums | Warsaw |
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Centrum Sztuki Wspólczesnej Zamek Ujazdowski
If you are interested in modern art, you will find it in the... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
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Femina Cinema
Before the war, this area was the heart of Warsaw's Jewish Quarter... |
Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Former Gestapo Headquarters
The building that currently houses Poland's Ministry of Education... |
Museums / Galleries, Government Buildings | Warsaw |
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Former headquarters of the Polish Communist Party
Anti-Communists love the irony of this once-despised symbol of... |
Financial Institutions | Warsaw |
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Fragment of ghetto wall
In the courtyard of this building on Sienna Street, through the... |
Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Galeria Klimy Bochenskiej
In a 19th-century liquor factory in the right-bank Praga district... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Galeria Zacheta
Built at the end of the 19th century by the Society for the Encouragement... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Grób Nieznanego Zolnierza
Built as a memorial after World War I, the Tomb of the Unknown... |
Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Jewish Cemetery
Behind a high brick wall on ulica Okopowa you will find Warsaw's... |
Cemeteries | Warsaw |
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Jewish Historical Institute and Museum
You'll find the institute behind a glittering new office block... |
Museums / Galleries, Educational Institutions | Warsaw |
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Kosciól Jezuitów
On the left-hand side of the entrance to the Cathedral of St... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól Nawiedzenia Najswietszej Marii Panny
A picturesqure redbrick Gothic church—the oldest in the... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól Sakramentek
Built as a thanksgiving offering by King Jan III Sobieski's queen... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól sw. Jacka
This baroque Dominican church in the New Town was badly damaged... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól swietego Aleksandra
Built in the early 19th century as a replica of the Roman pantheon... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól swietego Krzyza
The heart of Poland's most famous composer, Frédéric... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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KoscióL Swietego Stanislawa Kostki
In October 1984 Polish secret police officers murdered the popular... |
Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Kosciól swietej Anny
Built in 1454 by Anne, princess of Mazovia, the church stands... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
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Kosciól Wizytek
In front of this late-baroque church stands a statue of Cardinal... |
Religious Sites | Warsaw |
Muzeum Chopina
The Chopin Museum occupies the 17th-century Palac Ostrogskich... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces, Arts / Performance Venues | Warsaw |
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Muzeum Etnograficzne
On display here you'll find an interesting collection of Polish... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Muzeum Literatury im. Adama Mickiewicza
Mickiewicz was Poland's greatest Romantic poet. He and other... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Muzeum Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie
The house in which Marie Curie Sklodowska was born has a small... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Muzeum Narodowe
In a functional 1930s building, the National Museum has an impressive... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Muzeum Wojska Polskiego
If you're interested in all things military, you might want to... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Palac Belweder
Built in the early 18th century, the palace was reconstructed... |
Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
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Palac Czapskich
Now the home of the Academy of Fine Arts, the Czapski Palace... |
Castles / Palaces, Educational Institutions | Warsaw |
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Palac Kazanowskich
This 17th-century palace was given a neoclassical front in the... |
Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
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Palac Krasinskich
This late-17th-century palace currently houses the historic-prints... |
Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
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Palac Kultury i Nauki
This massive Stalinist-Gothic structure looks like a wedding... |
Museums / Galleries, Viewpoints | Warsaw |
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Palac Lazienkowski
This magnificent palace is the focal point of the Park Lazienkowski... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Palac Namiestnikowski
This palace was built in the 17th century by the Radziwill family... |
Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
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PaLac Wilanów
A baroque gateway and false moat lead to the wide courtyard that... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |
Park Lazienkowski
The 180 acres of this park, commissioned during the late 18th... |
Parks, Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Park Ujazdowski
At the entrance to this formal garden, there is a 19th-century... |
Parks, Gardens / Arboretums | Warsaw |
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Plac Zamkowy
Many visitors enter the Old Town through this plaza area on the... |
Squares | Warsaw |
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Pomnik Bohaterów Getta
On April 19, 1943, the Jewish Fighting Organization began an... |
Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Pomnik Bohaterów Warszawy 1939-1945
Unveiled in 1989, this monument constitutes a poignant reminder... |
Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Powazki Cemetery
Dating from 1790, Warsaw's oldest cemetery is worth a visit if... |
Cemeteries | Warsaw |
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Rynek Nowego Miasta
Warsaw's so-called "New Town" was actually founded at the turn... |
Squares | Warsaw |
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Rynek Starego Miasta
This is the hub of life in Warsaw's Old Town. The earliest settlers... |
Squares | Warsaw |
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Sejm
The Polish Houses of the Sejm (parliament) are housed in a round... |
Government Buildings | Warsaw |
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Ulica Prózna
This is the only street in Jewish Warsaw where tenement buildings... |
Neighborhoods / Streets | Warsaw |
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Umschlagplatz
This plaza was the rail terminus from which tens of thousands... |
Squares, Memorials / Monuments | Warsaw |
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Uniwersytet Warszawski
The high wrought-iron gates of Warsaw University lead into a... |
Castles / Palaces, Educational Institutions | Warsaw |
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Warsaw Rising Museum
One of the youngest and certainly one of the best museums in... |
Museums / Galleries | Warsaw |
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Warszawska Syrenka
The mermaid is the symbol on the crest of the city of Warsaw... |
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) | Warsaw |
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Zamek Królewski
Warsaw's Royal Castle stands on the east side of Castle Square... |
Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces | Warsaw |