Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #11 in Warsaw, Poland

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 8.5 km
Ascend 110 m
Descend 119 m

Experience Warsaw in Poland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in WarsawIndividual Sights in Warsaw

Sight 1: Scena Relax

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"Relax" Cinema – a closed cinema located at 8 Złota Street, at the "Wiecha" passage in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kino „Relax” (PL), Website

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Muzeum Historii Spółdzielczości w Polsce

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The Museum of the History of Cooperatives in Poland – a museum established in 2001, operating at the National Cooperative Council. It is based in the House under the Eagles in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Historii Spółdzielczości w Polsce (PL)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: National Philharmonic

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The National Philharmonic in Warsaw is a Polish cultural institution, located at 5 Jasna Street in Warsaw. The building was built between 1900 and 1901, under the direction of Karol Kozłowski, to be reconstructed in 1955 by Eugeniusz Szparkowski. The director of the institution is Wojciech Nowak. It is the main venue of the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Wikipedia: National Philharmonic, Warsaw (EN), Website

193 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte

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Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte

The Monument to Napoleon Bonaparte is a bust located on the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw, at the end of Warecka Street.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Napoleona Bonaparte (PL)

215 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Pomnik Powstańców Warszawy

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The Warsaw Insurgents Monument is a monument located on the Warsaw Insurgents Square in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Powstańców Warszawy w Warszawie (PL)

366 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Teatr Kwadrat

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The Kwadrat Theatre is theatre in Warsaw, Poland located at 138 Marszałkowska Street. It was established in 1974. Its production has been mainly comedies.

Wikipedia: Kwadrat Theatre (EN), Website

379 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Holy Cross Park

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The Holy Cross Park is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland. It is located in the district of Downtown, between Plater Street, Świętokrzyska Street, Marszałkowska Street, and the Palace of Culture and Science. The park was opened in 1955.

Wikipedia: Holy Cross Park (EN)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Pomnik Janusza Korczaka

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Pomnik Janusza Korczaka

Monuments to Janusz Korczak in Warsaw – there are three monuments to Janusz Korczak in Warsaw:Monument in the Świętokrzyski Park – 52°14′01.29"N 21°00′16.74"The design of the monument was selected in an international competition organized by the Shalom Foundation and the Polish Janusz Korczak Association.It is one of the newest monuments in Warsaw. The cornerstone for the construction was laid on 19 September 2003 by the President of Warsaw, Lech Kaczyński, and the ceremonial unveiling of the monument took place on 1 June 2006, on Children's Day. It depicts Janusz Korczak, surrounded by children, under a dead stump of a tree, whose dry branches form a menorah. At the back of the monument there is a small fountain and plaques commemorating the founders of the monument. On the right side of the monument there is a small stone with a carved inscription:

Wikipedia: Pomniki Janusza Korczaka w Warszawie (PL)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: All Saints Church

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All Saints Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 3/5 Grzybowski Square in Warsaw, the seat of the parish of All Saints in Warsaw.

Wikipedia: All Saints Church, Warsaw (EN)

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Nożyk Synagogue

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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.

Wikipedia: Nożyk Synagogue (EN)

775 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Muzeum Getta Warszawskiego

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The Warsaw Ghetto Museum is a historical museum in Warsaw currently under construction.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Ghetto Museum (EN)

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Kościół Zielonoświątkowy

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The Capital Pentecostal Church in Warsaw is a church of the Pentecostal Church in the Republic of Poland. Sienna 68/70 in Warsaw. Administratively, it belongs to the central district.

Wikipedia: Zbór Stołeczny Kościoła Zielonoświątkowego w Warszawie (PL)

1578 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 13: Warsaw Rising Museum

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The Warsaw Rising Museum, in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland, is dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The institution of the museum was established in 1983, but no construction work took place for many years. It opened on July 31, 2004, marking the 60th anniversary of the uprising.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Rising Museum (EN), Website

13 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Replika samochodu pancernego Kubuś

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Replika samochodu pancernego Kubuś Halibutt / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kubuś is a Polish improvised fighting vehicle used by the Home Army in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. The single vehicle was built in secret to function as an armoured car and armoured personnel carrier for assaults by the Home Army, where it suffered damage and was abandoned after two weeks of service. The original Kubuś vehicle survived the war and is on display in the Polish Army Museum, while a full-scale replica was built for the Warsaw Uprising Museum and frequently takes part in various open-air festivals and reenactment shows.

Wikipedia: Kubuś (EN)

991 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka

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The Marcin Kasprzak Monument in Warsaw – a monument commemorating the socialist activist Marcin Kasprzak. It is located at 18/20 Marcin Kasprzaka Street, in front of the building of the former Radio Factory named after him.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Marcina Kasprzaka w Warszawie (PL)

705 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 16: Warsaw Gasworks Museum

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Warsaw Gasworks Museum is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, located in the complex of the former Wola Gas Factory built in 1886–1888.

Wikipedia: Warsaw Gasworks Museum (EN), Website

882 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 17: Pomnik Ludwika Waryńskiego

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Monument to Ludwik Waryński in Warsaw – a bronze bust by Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła, set on a granite pedestal, commemorating the Polish ideologist of the socialist movement, Ludwik Waryński.

Wikipedia: Pomnik Ludwika Waryńskiego w Warszawie (PL)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Kościół pw. Świętego Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika

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The Church of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and St. Lawrence the Deacon the Martyr is a church located at 73/75 Bema Street in the Wola district of Warsaw.

Wikipedia: Kościół św. Stanisława Biskupa i Męczennika w Warszawie (PL)

657 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: Tablica upamiętniająca ofiary masakry w trakcie rzezi Woli

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Tablica upamiętniająca ofiary masakry w trakcie rzezi Woli

Tchorek plaques are a common design of memorial plaque in Warsaw, Poland, used to commemorate places where battles or executions took place during the German occupation of the city during World War II. They are based on an original design by sculptor Karol Tchorek from 1949.

Wikipedia: Tchorek plaques (EN)

574 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Wolskie Pięciochatki

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Wolskie Piątchatki – a complex of five houses located in Warsaw at Ignacego Prądzyńskiego Street at numbers 23, 23A, 23B, 23C and 23D, built in the years 1923–1924. According to the Warsaw Municipal Information System, they are located in the area of Czyste (Wola).

Wikipedia: Wolskie Pięciochatki (PL)

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