Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Warsaw, Poland
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Experience Warsaw in Poland in a whole new way with our free 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 WarsawSight 1: Muzeum więzienia Pawiak
Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland.
Sight 2: Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. The Hebrew word Polin in the museum's English name means either "Poland" or "rest here" and relates to a legend about the arrival of the first Jews to Poland. Construction of the museum in designated land in Muranów, Warsaw's prewar Jewish quarter, began in 2009, following an international architectural competition won by Finnish architects Rainer Mahlamäki and Ilmari Lahdelma.
Wikipedia: POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (EN), Website
Sight 3: Pierwszy Pomnik Bohaterów Getta
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.
Sight 4: Ławeczka Jana Karskiego
Jan Karski's bench in Warsaw is one of a series of six benches-monuments to Jan Karski located in Warsaw's Muranów district, in the square next to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, near the first monument to the Ghetto Heroes.
Sight 5: Pomnik Żołnierzy 1 Armii WP
The Monument to the Soldiers of the First Polish Army is a granite statue in Warsaw, Poland, located at Andersa Street, within the Downtown district. It is dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the First Polish Army, that fought on the Eastern Front of the Second World War. The monument was designed by Xawery Dunikowski and unveiled on 12 October 1963.
Wikipedia: Monument to the Soldiers of the First Polish Army (EN)
Sight 6: Ogród Krasińskich
The Krasiński Garden is an urban park in Warsaw, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Muranów in the Downtown district. It is located between Świętojerska, Andersa, Stare Nalewki, and Długa Street, and borders Krasiński Square to the east.
Sight 7: Krasinski Palace
The Krasiński Palace, also known as the Palace of the Commonwealth, is a reconstructed Baroque palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Krasiński Square. Initially erected between 1677 and 1683 for the powerful Krasiński family, it was heavily damaged during World War II and rebuilt in the mid-20th century.
Sight 8: Pałac Marii z Lubomirskich Radziwiłłowej
The Palace of Maria Radziwiłł, also known as the Palace of Jan Michał Dąbrowski, is a palace located at 26 Długa Street in Warsaw.
Sight 9: Warsaw Uprising Monument
Warsaw Uprising Monument is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Unveiled in 1989, it was designed by Jacek Budyn and sculpted by Wincenty Kućma. It is located on the southern side of Krasiński Square.
Sight 10: Katedra Polowa Wojska Polskiego
The Field Cathedral of the Polish Army is the main garrison church of Warsaw and the representative cathedral of the entire Polish Army. In the past the church served a variety of communities and roles: it used to be the church of the Collegium Nobilium and in the 19th century was also turned into a Russian Orthodox church. Currently all major military religious feasts in Warsaw are held there.
Sight 11: Saint Hyacinth's Church
St. Hyacinth's Church, named after Saint Hyacinth of Poland, is a Baroque Catholic church building located in Warsaw's New Town at Freta Street 8/10.
Wikipedia: St. Hyacinth's Church, Warsaw (EN), Website, Twitter, Facebook
Sight 12: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum
The Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, devoted to the life and work of Polish double Nobel laureate Maria Skłodowska-Curie (1867–1934), who discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium.
Wikipedia: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum (EN), Facebook, Instagram, Website
Sight 13: Rynek Nowego Miasta
New Town Market Place is the main square of the New Town of Warsaw, Poland.
Sight 14: Kościół pw. św. Kazimierza
St. Casimir Church is a Roman Catholic church in Warsaw's New Town at Rynek Nowego Miasta 2.
Sight 15: Kościół pw. św. Benona
St. Benno's Church, actually the rector church of St. Benno in Warsaw, is a church located in Warsaw's New Town at 1 Piesza Street, belonging to the Redemptorist Congregation. The Redemptorist Provincial Curia is also located at the church.
Wikipedia: Kościół św. Benona w Warszawie (PL), Website, Facebook
Sight 16: Ławeczka Williama Heerleina Lindleya
William Heerlein Lindley's bench – a monument in the form of a bench unveiled on 7 May 2011 in the Multimedia Fountain Park on the square of the 1st Armoured Division of the Polish Army in Warsaw.
Wikipedia: Ławeczka Williama Heerleina Lindleya w Warszawie (PL)
Sight 17: Kościół parafialny pw. Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny
The Church of the Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, otherwise known as St. Mary's Church is a church in Warsaw, Poland. It is one of oldest buildings and one of the few surviving examples of Gothic architecture in the city. It is located at ulica Przyrynek 2.
Wikipedia: Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Warsaw (EN), Website, Facebook
Sight 18: Kościół pw. Stygmatów św. Franciszka
The Church of St. Francis is a church adjoining Franciscan convent in Warsaw's New Town.
Sight 19: Pałac Sapiehów
Sapieha Palace is one of the palaces in Warsaw New Town district of Warsaw, Poland. Started by the powerful Sapieha family who gave the name to the building, it currently houses the Environmental Protection School Complex.
Sight 20: Kościół Świętego Jana Bożego
The Church of John of God is a Roman Catholic church belonging to the Brothers Hospitallers of St. John of God. It is located at 12 Bonifraterska Street in Warsaw. From 1976 to 2013 it was the seat of the now defunct parish of St. John of God.
Sight 21: Poległym i Pomordowanym na Wschodzie
The Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East is a monument in Warsaw, Poland which commemorates the victims of the Soviet invasion of Poland during World War II and subsequent repressions. It was unveiled on 17 September 1995, on the 56th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of 1939.
Wikipedia: Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East (EN)
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