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Title: Historic Centre of Warsaw


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Historic Centre of Warsaw
  • world heritage in Poland

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From UNESCO site
  • During the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944,
    more than 85 of Warsaw's historic centre was
    destroyed by Nazi troops. After the war, a
    five-year reconstruction campaign by its citizens
    resulted in today's meticulous restoration of the
    Old Town, with its churches, palaces and
    market-place. It is an outstanding example of a
    near-total reconstruction of a span of history
    covering the 13th to the 20th century.

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Warsaw before the war
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Location
  • Warsaw straddles the Vistula river,
    approximately 370 kilometres from both the
    Carpathian mountanis and Baltic Sea It is located
    in the heartland of the Masovian Plain, and its
    average altitude is 100 m above sea level,
    although there are some hills (mostly artificial)
    located within the confines of the city.

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In 1596 King Zygmunt III Vasa moved his permanent
residence, the royal court and the crown offices
to the Warsaw castle. Consequently, period of
prosperity for Warsaw began.
New capital
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Map of Warsaw (1888)
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Warsaw during the war
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During World War 2 almost 85 of Warsaw was
destroyed...
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Main point of WW2 was Warsaw Uprising started on
1st August 1944
  • The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 a heroic and
    tragic 63-day struggle to liberate World War 2
    Warsaw from Nazi/German occupation. Undertaken by
    the Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK), the Polish
    resistance group, at the time Allied troops were
    breaking through the Normandy defenses and the
    Red Army was standing at the line of the Vistula
    River.

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Warsaw after the war
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In 1945 and now
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Warsaw reconstruction
  • The city was once considered a shining
    metropolis, but due to total destruction, it has
    lost its baroque tinge. Although many of the
    destroyed historical buildings were restored,
    little remains of the resplendence of Warsaw
    baroque.

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Warsaw today
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Warsaw today
Reconstructed Warsaw Castle
Palace of Culture and Science built after WW2
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Warsaw today
Warsaw Financial Centre
Hotel InterContinental
Reconstructed Jablonowski Palace
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Tourist attractions in Warsaw
  • Although Warsaw is a reasonably new city, it
    has a lot of tourist attractions. Apart from the
    Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after
    World War II, each borough has something to
    offer. Among the most notable landmarks of the
    Old Town are the Royal Castle, King Zygmunt's
    Column, and the barbican.

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Tourist attractions in Warsaw
  • Warsaw's oldest public park, the Ogród Saski,
    is located within 10 minutes distance of the old
    town. Another such oasis of silence and serenity
    is the Powazki Cemetery, one of the oldest
    cemeteries in Europe, filled with hundreds of
    precious sculptures, some of them by the most
    renowned artists of the 19th and 20th centuries.
    Since it serves the religious communities of
    Warsaw, be it Catholics, Jews, Muslims or
    Protestants. Nearby is the Okopowa Street Jewish
    Cemetery, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in
    Europe.

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Tourist attractions in Warsaw
  • To the north of the city center the museum of
    the former Warsaw Ghetto is located, which is
    also a popular locality often visited by foreign
    tourists. Also the borough of Zoliborz is famous
    for its architecture from the 1920s and 1930s.
    Between Zoliborz and the Vistula the Warsaw
    Citadel is located, a priceless monument of 19th
    century military architecture. Also the former
    royal residencec of king Jan III Sobieski in
    Wilanów and Belweder are notable for their
    baroque architecture and beautiful parks.

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Tourist attractions in Warsaw
  • However, Warsaw is perhaps the most famous for
    several buildings from modern history. Apart from
    the Palace of Culture and Science, a Soc-realist
    skyscrapper located exactly in the city center,
    the Stadion Dziesieciolecia which is the biggest
    market in Europe also attracts many tourists. For
    those who seek dramatic contrasts the borough of
    Central Praga is often the best choice. Called by
    the Varsovians the Bermuda Triangle for high
    crime rate, it is a place where almost completely
    demolished houses stand right next to modern
    apartment buildings and shopping malls.
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