Historic Sites in Warsaw

Historic Sites in Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw Historic Sites

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  • Krystian X
    5 contributions
    Beautiful and charming. It is worth visiting in the off-season, when there is no heat and thousands of tourists. I also recommend wandering around in the side streets, which have a lot to offer.
    Written July 23, 2023
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  • 32Morten
    Finland454 contributions
    This castle has an interesting history: the original has been destroyed but polish people wanted to rebuild it during communist era. The furniture are mostly original. Worth to visit.
    Written June 24, 2023
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  • Tina K.
    1 contribution
    The Royal Road from the Royal Palace in Old Town to Wilanow Palace. Great architecture with impressive palaces, monuments, churches. A great place to walk and admire culture, art and history.
    Written January 15, 2023
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  • Seetheworld253
    Arlington, VA200 contributions
    Easy to get to on the bus from downtown Warsaw. Hundreds of people in the park on a lovely spring day when the palace was closed. Highly recommend.
    Written April 15, 2023
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  • Traveler O
    Washington DC, DC887 contributions
    Situated just outside the Polin Museum, you'll find this memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto heroes. Ironically, the site of their last stand is a short walk from here, albeit in a simple, wholly hard to see park/site where the bunker is covered over and some of them are still buried down there after fighting to the end. The memorial is right over where part of the Warsaw ghetto wall was located, and the ghetto itself. Hard to grasp the horrors they experienced and the cruelty senselessly shown towards them. Best to visit the Polin Museum first, then come outside with a newfound or newly energized appreciation for the courage and resistance shown by these heroes.
    Written October 30, 2022
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  • Deanosaur89
    Edmonton, Canada1,990 contributions
    The Barbican is restored but still impressive. It was meant to be a pinch point for advancing armies because Calvary would have to slow down in this area to pass through. It is at the edge of Old Town and you can spend a few minutes walking around the Barbican to enjoy the reconstructed walls and features but much more time in Old Town at the nearby attractions, restaurants and shops.
    Written April 16, 2023
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  • EwaCG
    London, United Kingdom8 contributions
    We have a family there so visit often but it is a museum. Full of sculpture and important Polish personalities. Visiting when it is full of candles on All Souls’ Day is magical. If you like cemeteries, and I do, well worth a visit.
    Written September 3, 2021
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  • Raintree_Thailand
    Bangkok, Thailand3,512 contributions
    The Holy Cross Church has a rather plain exterior and although quite large inside is less ornate than several other churches in Warsaw. Like so many others, this church was completely destroyed during WWII and rebuilt after the war (the Poles deserve lots of credit for the tremendous work in reconstructing and rebuilding after the war!). What is most notable about this church is that its is the resting place of Chopin’s heart, which is interred in an interior pillar of the church (you can't really see the heart, but a sign indicates where it is placed. The church is also known for having the largest pipe organ in Warsaw,
    Written January 4, 2023
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  • mark h
    7 contributions
    It was a very good tour. It is disappointing so few remnants of the ghetto remain as a reminder of this historical incident. When I walked to Stalin's gift to Warsaw; I observed a marker showing the ghetto extended its location, which was a few blocks from my hotel.
    Written May 20, 2023
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  • pawel_hbg
    Sopot, Poland9,991 contributions
    Monument Umschlagplatz Monument-Wall is a monument located in Warsaw at Stawki Street, in the former loading yard, where from 1942 to 1943 Germans transported over 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to the death camp in Treblinka and other camps in the Lublin district.
    Written May 21, 2023
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  • jakeiszues
    Roslyn Heights, NY39 contributions
    Small, but important reminder of Warsaw’s Jewish History. It is the only pre-WWII synagogue still standing. The interior is simple, but beautiful example of the time period. The synagogue is still in use by the Jewish Community. Full visit is about 20 minutes.
    Written November 8, 2019
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  • 545medva
    Budapest, Hungary3,972 contributions
    It is the official home of Plaond's president. It is a very nice palace from outside, so you can make some photos.
    Written June 26, 2019
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  • Fiferpiper
    Alness, UK30 contributions
    On route to the uprising museum we came upon Prozna St. As a history teacher with a special interest in the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust it would not be difficult to understand my interest in this building. Unfortunately the facade that featured pictures of the victims was covered up and the building was draped in scaffolding. Indeed it looked to me as if the building was being demolished. Whilst I understand the need to progress I do feel sorry if my fears that we are about to lose such a historic and poignant building, are realised. That said I feel very pleased and privileged to have stood next to it. You get so much more from this, I believe, than you do from a curated museum. Even with what I have described I would recommend a walk out to the building whilst you still can!
    Written October 23, 2018
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  • Mikael F
    Helsinki, Finland30,625 contributions
    This striking Neo-Renaissance viaduct allows descending from the hill. It was completed in 1905. The viaduct is known for the many beautiful sculptures that attract attention.

    The patron of the viaduct is Stanislaw Markiewicz, a doctor and social activist, and one of the founders of the Warsaw Hygiene Society. He was also the organizer of the first summer camps for children in Poland.
    Written June 16, 2022
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  • Mikael F
    Helsinki, Finland30,625 contributions
    This impressive palace was located next to our hotel, Sofitel. The building is considered one of the most distinguished examples of rococo architecture in Warsaw.

    The palace was completed in 1705 but in 1939 it burned after being shelled by German artillery. The building was reconstructed in 1948-59.

    Today, it houses the Academy of Fine Arts. There are 30,000 works from all fields of visual art: painting, sculpture, graphics, drawing, posters, architecture, artistic crafts, and industrial design. The museum is located in the palace's attic.
    Written June 14, 2022
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