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Warsaw


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6 km – Wilanów


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weekends for a series of musical and artistic

The King Zygmunt III Column

It is the oldest and the tallest secular monumentin Warsaw, erected in 1644 on the initiative – Zygmunt III Waza, who moved the Polishcapital from Cracow to Warsaw.

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A rococo tenement house built in the Saxon Literature and next to it in John House thereis the oldest escalator in Poland (dating back get from Plac Zamkowy to Trasa W-Z (the

www.zamek-krolewski.pl The Royal Castle was the headquarters of the

It is also the place where the Constitution of the second one in the world – was adopted.During World War II the Castle was almostcompletely destroyed – it was later restoredon the basis of the parts that survived. Today

collection are the original paintings of Rem-brandt and the works of Bernardo Bellotto century Warsaw were invaluable during thepost-war reconstruction of the city.Every July, the yard of the Royal Castle becomes

Meticulously restored Kubicki Arcades, adjacentto the Royal Gardens, invite you on August

The Royal Route connects three former royal residences: the Royal Castle, the

which is one ofthe branches of the Castle Square – it is one of the prettiest and most elegant streetsin Warsaw.

promenades.

Street, with its many shops and

state-of-the-art Fryderyk Chopin Museum.

Walking along the next section of the Route – you can admirepalaces and villas built in the 19th c. by wealthy Varsovians. Today, the buildingshouse the main embassies. Aleje Ujazdowskie leads to the Royal Baths. You can seethe whole street from the windows of a city bus as there are two bus lines that run asfar as to the Wilanów Palace, where the 11 kilometre-long Royal Route ends.


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ful churches in Poland and the main churchparish of the Warsaw academic community.It is here that Pope John Paul II met the young On the belfry located near the church thereis a viewpoint from which you can see thepanorama of the Old Town, Krakowskie

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The Teatralny Square

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The Grand Theatre houses the largest in theworld opera stage, where the works of Polishand foreign composers and the world classicsare shown. The side wing of the buildinghouses the National Theatre.

-munal yard of the Saxon Palace, which wasdestroyed during the World War II.

At present it is a venue for important stateceremonies related to the history of Poland. Varsovians come to the Square in large numbers

in order to take part in celebration crowned

by a parade of troops facing the Polish Army In the Square there is the Tomb of the UnknownSoldier – a symbolic tomb to commemorate for the freedom of Poland. There is an eternalcandle burning at the Tomb and an honourguard is held. In the Square there is alsoa cross commemorating one of the visits ofthe blessed John Paul II in Warsaw.

The Saxon Garden

inhabitants. It is one of the oldest and mostbeautiful public parks in Poland. It is decoratedwith numerous sculptures, a characteristicfountain, a water tank in the shape of a rotundaand a sundial. Fryderyk Chopin liked coming love, to whom he dedicated the second partof his f-moll concert.

It is one of the oldest exhibition galleries inPoland. Since its foundation it has exhibited


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the works of the greatest Polish and worldfamous artists, including Paul Cezanne, PabloPicasso, Max Ernst or Jean Dubuffe. At present,

contemporary art gallery in Poland.

stairs of the gallery.

This monument of one of the greatest poets

famous manifestation protest to cancelling the the National Theatre on the request of theembassy of the USSR.

At the back of the church there is a former

monastery of the Carmelites, which nowadayshouses the Metropolitan Higher Seminary.

Table talks that started the systemic transitionin Poland. Since 1994 the Palace has been theheadquarters of the President of the Republicof Poland, its residents being successively: Lech

Made according to the design of world famoussculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, it depicts the

of Emperor Marcus Aurelius from the RomanCapitol. Prince Poniatowski was a Polishnational hero who lived at the turn of the

Napoleonic wars.

of the oldest and the most luxurious hotels inWarsaw. It used to be a venue for elegant ballsand parties, as well as meetings of the creamof the cultural, artistic and political society.The hotel used to house the studio of Polishpainter Wojciech Kossak, and world famous

tenor Jan Kiepura happened to sing standing here a banquet in honour of double Nobel the hotel guests there were also Marshal of state after Poland regained its independence

more recently – Tina Turner and Woody Allen.Today, Bristol is still a luxury hotel and oneof the most beautiful buildings at Krakowskie

skwer ks. Jana Twardowskiego writer of the Polish Positivism – the author of gives an evocative picture of the Polish capitalin the 19th c.


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services for lower and higher school studentswere held here and Fryderyk used to play theorgans. This is where the great composer met was a solo singer during the services.The adjacent monastery was the home anda place of work for poet Father Jan Twardo-wski, who preached memorable sermons in

In view of his contributions to the country was called the Primate of the Millenniumin reference to the words of Pope John PaulII, who said about him: ‘such a primate like

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University. It has existed in its present shape several historic buildings, including the Kazimi-

erzowski Palace, which at the beginning of the19th c. was the seat of the Warsaw Lyceum.

Chopin. In this period the composer and hisfamily lived in the outbuilding of the palace.

-building of the palace there is the so-called

Chopin spent his last years before emigration

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his motherland to God before his went torelieve Vienna from Turks. The urns containingthe hearts of composer Fryderyk Chopin and Reymont have been embedded in the pillarsof the Church. In front of the facade, on thepediment of the stairs there is a sculpturedepicting Jesus Christ carrying a cross with thefollowing inscription on the pedestal: ‘Sursum


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circulation of the celestial bodies is one of

The Staszic Palace

was built on the site where there used to be

that – an Orthodox chapel. During the periodof the partitions the palace was rebuilt in the and an Orthodox church that was supposedto refer to the Orthodox history of the place.

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in the Polish capital. In the underground of this and on the roof there is one of the prettiest

Europe – a place where you can experience

of a surgical operation, learn about the lift


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The Banking and Financing Centre

seat of the state authorities and so it was corridors that were supposed to connect the

www.stadionnarodowy.org.pl

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able cafes and restaurants, as well as elegantboutiques and shops selling products of theworld’s luxury brands.

The St. Alexander’s Church

Pantheon. It was built at the beginning of the during the war. It was rebuilt afterwards but in

capital of Poland. It has a rich collection of

Gallery (Europe’s largest exhibition of the art

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bridges. It was placed at its current place in

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children is a large playing ground.

because of her Poles started to eat Italian

The Botanical Garden

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In the garden there are collections of plants

was an arts enthusiast and patron, set up

- residence – Palace on the Isle. Other buildings which used to be inhabited by the King’s courtiers,

the Old and the New Orangery, the Old and the the buildings house cultural institutions. In the


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where – additionally – prestigious awards aregranted to great Poles.

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to concerts and watch plays.

attract a large audience.

The Belweder Palace

Belweder Palace.


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www.wilanow-palac.art.pl in the southern part – an English-style garden.

the palace, with its original decorations and

and Aleksandra Potocki

The St. Anna’s Church

beautiful, historic decorations, sarcophagi and

Nearby:

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as well as the Pantheon of the Great Poles

Grottoes, and there are the relics of the Blessed


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