List of tourist attractions in Warsaw

List of tourist attractions in Warsaw

Although Warsaw is a relatively young city by European standards (it was completely destroyed during the WWII), it has a lot of tourist attractions. Apart from the Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after World War II, each borough has something to offer. Among the most notable landmarks are the following:

=City centre=

Main article: "Śródmieście"

Warsaw Old Town ("Starówka")

** Castle Square
** Zygmunt's Column
** Royal Castle
** Copper-Roof Palace
** St. John's Cathedral
** Jesuits Church
** Old Town Market
** St. Marcin's Church
** Barbican

Warsaw New Town ("Nowe Miasto")

** New Town Market
** St. Casimir's Church
** St. Hyacinth's Church
** Mariacki Church
** Holy Spirit Church
** Franciscan Church
** Sapieha Palace
** Warsaw Arsenal

Royal Route ("Trakt Królewski")

** Krakowskie Przedmieście Street
** St. Anne's Church
** Tyszkiewicz Palace
** Carmelite Church
** Presidential Palace
** Potocki Palace
** Holy Cross' Church
** Kazimierzowski Palace
** Church of the Visitationists
** Nowy Świat Street
** Staszic Palace
** Triple Cross Square
** St. Alexander's Church
** Aleje Ujazdowskie Street
** Park Ujazdowski
** Ujazdowski Castle
** Łazienki Park
** Palace on the Water
** Belweder Palace
** Szucha Street

Other areas

** Field Cathedral of the Polish Army
** Palace under the Four Winds
** Krasiński Palace
** Palace of Culture and Science
** Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
** Saxon Garden
** Ostrogski Castle
** MDM
** Plac Teatralny and the National Theater
** Bank Square
** Mostowski Palace
** former Warsaw Ghetto
** Nożyk Synagogue
** Pawiak

=Wola=

Main article: "Wola"

* Powązki Cemetery
**Catholic, Military, Old, Jewish, Muslim and Evangelic cemeteries
* Wola Massacre Cemetery

=Wilanów=

Main article: "Wilanów"

* Wilanów Palace of king John III Sobieski ( [http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl/] )
* Temple of Divine Providence (under construction since 1791)

=Żoliborz=

Main article: "Żoliborz"

* Warsaw Citadel

=Bielany=

Main Article: "Bielany"

* Italian military cemetery

=Praga=

Main article: "Praga"

* [http://www.katedra-floriana.wpraga.opoka.org.pl/ St. Michael's and St. Florian's Cathedral]
* Stadion Dziesięciolecia
* Central Praga
** Brzeska Street
** Stalowa Street

=Mokotów=

Main article: "Mokotów"

* Pole Mokotowskie
* Morskie Oko Park
* Bernardyńska Street
** Bernardine Church
* Królikarnia

=Ursynów=

Main article: "Ursynów"

* Natolin Palace
* Kabaty Park

External links

* [http://um.warszawa.pl/v_syrenka/perelki/index_en.php Treasures of Warsaw on-line]
* [http://www.warsawtour.pl/index.php?olang=5 Warsaw Tour]
* [http://www.e-warsaw.pl/index.php e-Warsaw]
* [http://www.um.warszawa.pl/wydarzenia/wp2020/1_01_en.php Warsaw of the Future]
* [http://swiadectwo1.republika.pl/home.html Testimony]
* [http://swiadectwo1.republika.pl/rococo.html Treasures of the Rococo Warsaw]


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