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Architectural Building Attractions In Warsaw

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Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres , while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres . Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Once described as the Pa...
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Architectural Building Attractions In Warsaw

  • 1. Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw
    Palace of Culture and Science is a notable high-rise building in Warsaw, Poland. Constructed in 1955, it is the center for various companies, public institutions and cultural activities such as concerts, cinemas, theaters, libraries, sports clubs, universities, scientific institutions and authorities of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Motivated by Polish historicism and American art deco high-rise buildings, the PKiN was designed by Soviet architect Lev Rudnev in Seven Sisters style and is informally referred to as the Eighth Sister. The Palace of Culture and Science is the tallest building in Poland, the eighth-tallest building in the European Union and one of the tallest on the European continent. It is 237 metres tall.
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  • 2. Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanow Warsaw
    The Museum of King John III's Palace at Wilanów is a museum in Warsaw, Poland considered to be one of the oldest in the country and the repository of the country's royal and artistic heritage. The collection consists of valuables collected by subsequent owners of the Wilanów Palace, the Kings of Poland - John III Sobieski and Augustus II, as well as by representatives of noble families of Potocki, and Lubomirski and a collection of Sarmatian art.
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  • 4. Czapski Palace Warsaw
    The Czapski Palace , also called the Krasiński, Sieniawski or Raczyński Palace, is a substantial palace in the center of Warsaw, at 5 Krakowskie Przedmieście. It is considered one of the most distinguished examples of rococo architecture in Poland's capital. The building, just across the street from the University of Warsaw, has been home to famous persons including artist Zygmunt Vogel, composer Frédéric Chopin, and poets Zygmunt Krasiński and Cyprian Norwid. The palace now houses the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.
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  • 6. Church of St. Casimir Warsaw
    St. Casimir Church can refer to several Roman Catholic churches: Church of St. Casimir the Prince, Kraków, Poland St. Kazimierz Church, Warsaw, Poland St. Casimir the Prince Church, Września, Poland St. Casimir Church, Naujoji Vilnia, Lithuania St. Casimir Church, Vilnius, Lithuania St. Casimir Church, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, Brooklyn, New York City, now the Paul Robeson Theater St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, Yonkers, New York Church of St. Casimir , U.S. St. Casimir Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. St. Casimir's Lithuanian Church, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
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  • 8. Presidential Palace (Palac Prezydencki) Warsaw
    The Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, is the elegant classicist latest version of a building that has stood on the Krakowskie Przedmieście site since 1643. Over the years, it has been rebuilt and remodeled many times. For its first 175 years, the palace was the private property of several aristocratic families. In 1791 it hosted the authors and advocates of the Constitution of May 3, 1791. It was in 1818 that the palace began its ongoing career as a governmental structure, when it became the seat of the Viceroy of the Polish Kingdom under Russian occupation . Following Poland's resurrection after World War I, in 1918, the building was taken over by the newly reconstituted Polish authorities and became the seat of the Council of Ministers. During World War II, it served the country's ...
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  • 9. Ostrogski Castle (Palac Ostrogskich) Warsaw
    Ostrogski Palace, or Ostrogski Castle , is a mansion in the city center of Warsaw, on ulica Tamka. Begun by the powerful Ostrogski family who gave their name to the building, it currently houses the Fryderyk Chopin Society and Fryderyk Chopin Museum.
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