Among these is the stunning Baroque Royal Castle, the official residence of Polish kings from the 16th C entury onwards , where you can see royal insignia and thrones as well as paintings by famous artists, including Rembrandt, Canaletto and Matejko.
Free piano concerts take place at the Fryderyk Chopin monument in the park every Sunday in summer , which draw in people from near and far. Interestingly, this was one of the only buildings not damaged during the war. The phenomenal Palace of Culture and Science, built in an Art Deco-meets-Stalinism style, stands in the very heart of Warsaw and has become a modern icon of the city. A n unbeatable panorama of Warsaw can be viewed from the observation deck on the 30th floor, including some spectacular new skyscrapers and both banks of the River Vistula.
After World War II , th is socialist-realism style of architecture was applied to most newly built monuments, public buildings and even entire districts. The eventful and dramatic history of the city can also be experienced at the interactive Warsaw Rising Museum. It documents the day heroic struggle of W arsovians against the occupying forces during World War II. The tragic events of changed the Polish capital in every possible way forever and heavily influenced its present-day character.
For this Warsaw gained the title of the "phoenix city" because it has survived so many wars, conflicts and invasions throughout its long history. On 9 November the city was awarded Poland's highest military decoration for heroism, the Virtuti Militari, during the Siege of Warsaw The city is the seat of a Roman Catholic archdiocese left bank and diocese right bank of the Vistula , and possesses various universities, most notably the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Warsaw University, an opera house, theatres, museums, libraries and monuments.
John's Cathedral, Market Square, palaces, churches and mansions all displaying a richness of colour and architectural detail. Buildings are representatives of nearly every European architectural style and historical period. Warsaw has wonderful examples of architecture from the gothic, renaissance, baroque and neoclassical periods and around a quarter of the city is filled with grand parks and royal gardens. More information is available on Wikipedia. Today we feature Warsaw, the largest city and capital of Poland.
Large squares open up long perspective views. The facades of the dwellings, originally constructed between the 16th and the 18th centuries, provide the historic centre of Warsaw with decorative streetscapes. Embellished with frescoes and stone gates, they line the market place. In the vicinity of this square is another row of houses with facades decorated with vaults and stone porches. At the edge of the old city, near the castle, a series of small coloured houses is integrated into the urban fabric.
Besides the royal castle Zamek overlooking the city, other monuments make up the reconstructed ensemble, bringing together Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. The city is bordered with green space near the castle and along the Vistula River. Mayor City of Warsaw Pl. Deputy Mayor of Warsaw City of Warsaw pl. Share this page Share. Warsaw features a varied array of restaurants, cafes and bars, and will surprise you with its diversity of cuisines and flavors from all over the world.
The capital is operated by two international airports: the Chopin Airport and the Warsaw Modlin Airport. The city also boasts an extensive infrastructure and a well-functioning public transportation system serving the city with buses, trams, metro, car and bike sharing.
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