Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #12 in Warsaw, Poland
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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 WarsawSight 1: Warsaw Central
Stanisław Moniuszko Central Station is the main railway station in Warsaw and the largest railway station in Poland. It is located in the Śródmieście district, at Aleje Jerozolimskie 54, between Jana Pawła II Avenue and Emilii Plater Street, above the cross-city tunnel connecting the Warszawa Centralna station with the Warszawa Wschodnia and Warszawa Zachodnia stations.
Wikipedia: Dworzec Centralny im. Stanisława Moniuszki (PL), Website
Sight 2: Teatr Muzyczny Roma
ROMA Musical Theatre is a musical theatre of the capital city of Warsaw, located at 49 Nowogrodzka Street. It has two stages: the main one with 999 seats and the intimate one with 150 seats with an entrance from 12 St. Barbara Street.
Sight 3: Fotoplastikon Warszawski
The Warsaw Fotoplastikon is a stereoscopic theatre based on the Kaiserpanorama system of rotating stereoscopic images located in Warsaw, Poland. Operating at the same location since 1946, it is the oldest stereoscopic theatre in Europe still in business at its original location. Today it operates as a branch of the Museum of the Warsaw Uprising.
Sight 4: Memoriał Wolnego Słowa
The Free Speech Memorial – a monument commemorating the underground publishing movement in the People's Republic of Poland, located on the Free Speech Square in Warsaw.
Sight 5: St. Alexander's Church
St. Alexander's Church is a Roman Catholic church located on Triple Cross Square in central Warsaw, Poland. It is near the south end of New World Street, the Royal Route, and Warsaw's Old Town. The church is one of Warsaw's most recognizable landmarks.
Sight 6: Francesco Nullo
The Monument to Francesco Null is a monument located at Frascati Street at the end of Francesca Nulla Street, in the square of the Home Army battalion "Miłosz" in Warsaw. It commemorates the commander of a unit of Italian volunteers who took part in the January Uprising.
Sight 7: Studio Buffo
Studio Buffo Theatre – a musical theatre in Warsaw operating since 1956. Since 1992 under the current name and under the management of Janusz Stokłosa (president) and Janusz Józefowicz. The first private theatre in Warsaw after World War II and for many years the only one.
Sight 8: Muzeum Harcerstwa
The Museum of Scouting is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the scout movement in Poland. Established in 2001, it contains displays relating to the history of Polish scouts and scouting. The goals of the museum are to collect and house items related to the history of Polish scouting and Scouting; disseminate information about the collections; evangelize the values of scouting and the educational principles of Scouting; and shape the values of those who come in contact with the collections.
Sight 9: Ławeczka Wandy Tazbir
Monument to Wanda Tazbir – a monument in the form of a stone bench, placed in the courtyard of the Institute for the Deaf in Warsaw at 4/6 Trzech Krzyży Square, commemorating scoutmaster Wanda Tazbir – instructor of the Polish Scouting Association, participant of the Warsaw Uprising. It was unveiled on October 21, 2007.
Sight 10: Charles de Gaulle Monument
The Monument to Charles de Gaulle is a monument located at the General Charles de Gaulle roundabout in Warsaw, in front of the building of the Banking and Financial Centre.
Sight 11: Palm
Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue is a site-specific artwork in the form of a life-size artificial date palm. It was designed by Polish artist Joanna Rajkowska, and is located on the Charles de Gaulle Roundabout, where Aleje Jerozolimskie intersects with Nowy Świat street in the Polish capital of Warsaw. It was erected on December 12, 2002.
Sight 12: Pałac Branickich
The Branicki Palace is a palace located at 18/20 Nowy Świat Street in Warsaw.
Wikipedia: Pałac Branickich w Warszawie (ul. Nowy Świat) (PL)
Sight 13: National Museum in Warsaw
The Warsaw National Museum, also known as the National Museum in Warsaw, is a national museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a rich collection of ancient art, counting about 11,000 pieces, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting including some paintings from Adolf Hitler's private collection, ceded to the museum by the American authorities in post-war Germany. The museum is also home to numismatic collections, a gallery of applied arts and a department of oriental art, with the largest collection of Chinese art in Poland, comprising some 5,000 objects.
Sight 14: Museum of the Polish Army
Museum of the Polish Army is a museum in Warsaw documenting the military history of Poland. Established in 1920 under the Second Polish Republic, it formerly occupied a wing of the building of the Polish National Museum and now occupies a building of its own at the Warsaw Citadel, as well as several branches in Poland. It is Warsaw's second largest museum and the largest collection of military objects in Poland. The collection illustrates a thousand years of Polish military history, from the 10th century to the Second World War.
Sight 15: Park na Książęcem
Park Na Książęcem – a park located in Warsaw, in the area of the Vistula escarpment, between Książęca and Kruczkowskiego streets, the viaduct of the Poniatowski Bridge, the area of the Polish Army Museum and the National Museum, and the building of the Stock Exchange Centre. Part of the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park.
Sight 16: Elizeum
Elizeum – an underground rotunda made of brick located on the slope of the Warsaw escarpment, located in the Marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły Park near the intersection of Książęca and Kruczkowskiego Streets in Warsaw.
Sight 17: Aleja 3 Maja
Aleja 3 Maja – a street in Warsaw's Powiśle district. It runs on both sides of the Poniatowski Bridge viaduct, from Wisłostrada to the foot of the Warsaw escarpment.
Sight 18: Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku
The Asia and Pacific Museum, in Warsaw, Poland, was founded in 1973 from a private collection of Oriental art amassed by Andrzej Wawrzyniak, sailor, diplomat, and connoisseur–collector of Oriental art. After returning to Poland, he donated his collection, numbering over 3,000 objects, to Poland. Thus the Museum of the Nusantara Archipelago was created in Warsaw in 1973.
Sight 19: Poniatowski Bridge
The Poniatowski Bridge is a bridge in Warsaw, Poland. Originally built between 1904 and 1914, it was damaged in each World War and rebuilt after each. It spans the Vistula River, connecting Warsaw's Powiśle and Praga districts. Its viaduct is an extension of Jerusalem Avenue, a principal Warsaw thoroughfare.
Sight 20: Sztafeta
Relay – a figurative architectural sculpture by Adam Roman, depicting three naked runners, including two at the moment of passing the baton. It is located near the Washington roundabout in Warsaw, at the entrance to the National Stadium from Księcia Józefa Poniatowski Avenue.
Sight 21: Ignacy Jan Paderewski
The bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski is a monument located in front of the entrance to Skaryszewski Park in Saska Kępa in Warsaw.
Wikipedia: Popiersie Ignacego Jana Paderewskiego w Warszawie (PL)
Sight 22: George Washington
The Bust of George Washington, also known as the Monument to George Washington, is a monument in the city of Warsaw, Poland, at Waszyngtona Roundabout. It commemorates George Washington, the first president of the United States. The monument was created by Bronisław Koniuszy and Bronisław Kubica and unveiled on 27 October 1989.
Sight 23: Galeria Le Guern
Le Guern Gallery – a gallery founded in 2004 in Warsaw by Agata Smoczyńska-Le Guern, presenting various fields of contemporary art, m.in. video art, performance, installation, film, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, cooperating with both recognized artists and young people starting their artistic path. Zofia Kulik, Tomasz Ciecierski, Dorota Podlaska, Robert Maciejuk, Jarosław Modzelewski, Anna Reinert, Aleksandra Polisiewicz and others presented their works here.
Sight 24: Kościół pw. Świętego Andrzeja Boboli
The Church of St. Andrew Bobola in Warsaw is a Roman Catholic church located at Alfred Nobel Street in Saska Kępa. It is the parish church of the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Wikipedia: Kościół św. Andrzeja Boboli w Warszawie (Saska Kępa) (PL)
Sight 25: Kamionkowskie Błonia Elekcyjne
Kamionkowskie Błonia Election - a recreational green area located at the exhibition channel in the Kamionka in Warsaw.
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