Warsaw: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place category
Categories
- Museum
- Palace
- Church
- Memorial
- Vernacular architecture
- Baroque architecture
- Street
- History museum
- Art museum
- Park
- Square
- Monuments and statues
- Specialty museum
- Shopping
- Historical place
- Neighbourhood
- Cemetery
- Concerts and shows
- Theater
- Shopping centre
- Bridge
- Science museum
- Universities and schools
- Architecture
- Library
- Forts and castles
- Skyscraper
- Tylman van Gameren
- Military museum
- Sacred and religious sites
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Music venue
- Nightlife
- Augustyn Wincenty Locci
- Area
- Neoclassical architecture
- Department store
- Natural history museum
- Arenas and stadiums
Palace on the Isle
18th-century palace with opulent decor Nestled in the lush surroundings of Warsaw's Royal Łazienki Park, the Palace on the Isle, also known as the Palace on the Water, stands as a serene testament to Poland's rich cultural heritage. This neoclassical edifice, meticulously restored to its 18th-century...
Frederic Chopin Museum
Rebuilt mansion with a museum on Chopin Nestled in the heart of Warsaw, the Frederic Chopin Museum offers a profound journey into the life and legacy of Poland's most celebrated composer. Housed in the elegant Ostrogski Palace, a historical building that exudes charm and grandeur, the museum is a sanctuary...
Warsaw Barbican
16th-century defense wall of a castle The Warsaw Barbican stands as an enduring testament to the historical fortifications that once encircled the city of Warsaw, Poland. This semicircular bastion, an essential part of the city's defensive walls, was constructed in 1548 at the behest of the Italian...
Warsaw Citadel
The Warsaw Citadel, a formidable fortress in the heart of Warsaw, Poland, stands as a silent witness to the nation's tumultuous history. Constructed by order of Tsar Nicholas I after the November Uprising in 1830, this imposing structure served as a stronghold for the...
Holy Cross Church
Baroque Catholic church rebuilt post-war The Church of the Holy Cross is a Roman Catholic house of worship in Warsaw, Poland. Located on Krakowskie Przedmieście opposite the main Warsaw University campus, it is one of the most notable Baroque churches in Poland's capital.
Nożyk Synagogue
Restored prewar religious site The Nożyk Synagogue is the only surviving prewar Jewish house of prayer in Warsaw, Poland. It was built in 1898-1902 and was restored after World War II. It is still operational and currently houses the Warsaw Jewish Commune, as well as other Jewish organizations.
Czapski Palace
The Czapski Palace, also called the Krasiński, Sieniawski or Raczyński Palace, is a substantial palace in the center of Warsaw, at 5 Krakowskie Przedmieście.
Kazanowski Palace
The Kazanowski Palace, also known as the Radziejowski Palace, was a large palace in Warsaw, occupying the place where the Charitable Center Res Sacra Miser stands today.
Pomnik Bohaterów Getta
Monument to the 1943 Ghetto Uprising The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. It is located in the area which was formerly a part of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the spot where the first armed clash of the uprising took place.
Kościuszko Infantry Division Memorial
The Kościuszko Infantry Division Memorial commemorates the attempt to aid the Warsaw Uprising by soldiers of the Soviet-organised Polish 1st Tadeusz Kościuszko Infantry Division during World War II.
Monument of Jews and Poles Common Martyrdom
Monument of Jews and Poles Common Martyrdom in Warsaw commemorates the martyrdom and death of seven thousand Jews and Poles who were murdered in mass executions in this place in 1940-1943 during the German occupation of Poland in World War II.
Próżna Street
Ulica Próżna is a historical street in Warsaw, Poland. It is the only former Warsaw Ghetto street still featuring as many as four tenement houses. The street is one of the few fragments of "Jewish Warsaw" in which the climate of the old Jewish quarter is revived during the Festival of Jewish Culture – Singer’s Warsaw.
Umschlagplatz
Square with memorial to Treblinka Jews Umschlagplatz was the term used during The Holocaust to denote the holding areas adjacent to railway stations in occupied Poland where Jews from ghettos were assembled for deportation to Nazi death camps.
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