Aviator Monument, Warsaw

Name: Aviator Monument
Address: Warsaw, Poland

#232 among attractions in Warsaw

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The Aviator Monument is a monument in Warsaw designed by Edward Wittig in honor of Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, two aviation heroes of Poland. It is a reconstruction of the original monument that was unveiled in 1932 in Union of Lublin Square and destroyed in 1944. The current monument was constructed in 1967. ()

Local name: Pomnik Lotnika w Warszawie Completed: 1967 (57 years ago)Coordinates: 52°12'59"N, 20°59'18"E

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Ochota (Stara Ochota)Warsaw Poland

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Aviator Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Złote Tarasy, Warsaw Icon Museum, Mokotów Field, Soviet Military Cemetery.

1.1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Złote Tarasy, Warsaw
29 min walk • Złote Tarasy, a modern beacon of commerce and leisure, stands as an architectural marvel in the heart of Warsaw, Poland. This sprawling shopping centre, opened in 2007, has quickly become a hotspot for both locals and tourists, offering a blend of retail...
0.5 miW
Museum, Art museum
Warsaw Icon Museum, Warsaw
14 min walk • The Warsaw Icon Museum is the first museum in Warsaw and the third in Poland dedicated to icons. Located in the Ochota district of Warsaw, Poland, the museum is housed in a former boilerhouse.
0.6 miSE
Public park with lakes and sculptures
Mokotów Field, Warsaw
15 min walk • Mokotów Field is a large park in Warsaw, Poland. A part of the parkland is called Józef Piłsudski Park. Located between Warsaw's Mokotów district and the city center, the park is one of the largest in Warsaw. Contrary to its name, only a small part of the modern Mokotów Field is located in the Mokotów district.
0.9 miS
Cemetery
Soviet Military Cemetery, Warsaw
25 min walk • The Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland, is the burial place of over 21,000 Soviet soldiers who died fighting against Nazi Germany.
0.8 miN
Palace
Sikorski Palace, Warsaw
21 min walk • The Sikorski Palace is a historical building located on ulica Srebrna in Warsaw, Poland. In 1877 the property was purchased by sculptor Aleksander Sikorski. In 1880 he built the palace, next to it locating his stonemason's workshop. Sikorski died the following year, and his children sold the palace to a nearby stonemason.
0.7 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Warsaw Railway Museum, Warsaw
18 min walk • The Stacja Muzeum is located at the former Warsaw Główna PKP railway terminus and is very close to the Warszawa Ochota railway station.
0.9 miE
Memorial
Pomnik Lotników Polskich, Warsaw
23 min walk • The Monument in Memory of the Fallen Polish Airmen in World War II in Warsaw commemorates Polish airmen who died in World War II.
~1660 ftNW
Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Warsaw
9 min walk • The Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a church on Grójecka Street in the Ochota district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.
0.6 miN
Vernacular architecture, Square
Artur Zawisza Square, Warsaw
16 min walk • Artur Zawisza Square is a public square in Warsaw's borough of Ochota. It is named after Artur Zawisza, a 19th-century Polish revolutionary who was executed on the spot by Russians in 1833.
~1360 ftNW
Square
Plac Narutowicza, Warsaw
7 min walk • Plac Narutowicza is a city square located in the Ochota district in Warsaw, Poland. The site is named after Gabriel Narutowicz, the first president of the Second Polish Republic. His monument was inaugurated here in 2002.
1 miNE
Museum, Natural history museum
Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
27 min walk • Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN is a zoological museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1819. It is an institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. It publishes the journal Acta Chiropterologica, a scientific journal on bats.

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Which popular attractions are close to Aviator Monument?

Nearby attractions include Plac Narutowicza, Warsaw (7 min walk), Kolonia Lubeckiego, Warsaw (7 min walk), Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Warsaw (9 min walk), Warsaw Water Filters, Warsaw (11 min walk).

How to get to Aviator Monument by public transport?

The nearest stations to Aviator Monument:

Bus

Pomnik Lotnika 04 • Lines: 167, 182, 187, 523 (2 min walk)
Pomnik Lotnika 01 • Lines: 128, 175, 188, 504, N32 (2 min walk)

Tram

Raszyńska 03 • Lines: 14, 15 (6 min walk)
Plac Narutowicza 11 • Lines: 1 (7 min walk)

Train

Warszawa Główna (16 min walk)
Warszawa Ochota WKD (17 min walk)

Metro

Rondo Daszyńskiego • Lines: M2 (25 min walk)
Pole Mokotowskie • Lines: M1 (26 min walk)