Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #9 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: 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 2: 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 3: 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 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: 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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 10: 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 11: Pałac Zamoyskich
The Konstanty Zamoyski Palace is a historic building on ulica Foksal in Warsaw, Poland.
Sight 12: Pałac Przezdzieckich
The Przedziecki Palace is a palace located at 6 Foksal Street in Warsaw.
Sight 13: Palladium
The "Palladium" Cinema is a closed cinema located at 7/9 Złota Street in Warsaw. It functioned until the end of the 90s of the twentieth century.
Sight 14: Scena Relax
"Relax" Cinema – a closed cinema located at 8 Złota Street, at the "Wiecha" passage in Warsaw.
Sight 15: Holy Cross Park
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.
Sight 16: Teatr Lalka
Teatr Lalka is a puppet theatre in Warsaw, founded in 1945. Its headquarters are located in the Palace of Culture and Science.
Sight 17: Museum of Evolution
The Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences is the display area of the natural history museum in Warsaw, Poland. It is the public front of the Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii or Zoology Museum and the Instytut Paleobiologii or Paleobiology Institute. It is based at the Palace of Culture and Science.
Wikipedia: Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences (EN), Website
Sight 18: Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej
Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 2005.
Sight 19: Congress Hall
The Congress Hall is a 2,880-seat theatre at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. It was opened in 1955.
Sight 20: Museum of Technology
Muzeum Techniki w Warszawie is a museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1955. It is located in the Palace of Culture & Science.
Sight 21: Teatr Dramatyczny
The Gustaw Holoubek Drama Theatre is a municipal theatre in Warsaw.
Sight 22: Warsaw Milestone
A kilometre pole in Warsaw – a zero kilometre in Warsaw. It is located at the Dmowskiego roundabout, at the intersection of Aleje Jerozolimskie and Marszałkowska Street
Sight 23: 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 24: 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 25: Kaplica pw. Świętej Barbary
St. Barbara's Chappel is a Roman Catholic chapel in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw, Poland.
Sight 26: Raster
Raster Gallery – a private Polish contemporary art gallery based in Warsaw, founded in 2001 by Łukasz Gorczyca and Michał Kaczyński.
Sight 27: Pomnik Sokratesa Starynkiewicza
The bust of Sokrates Starynkiewicz is a monument located on the premises of the Filter Station in Warsaw.
Wikipedia: Popiersie Sokratesa Starynkiewicza w Warszawie (PL)
Sight 28: Muzeum Woli
The Wola Museum is a museum in Warsaw's Wola district, documenting the history of this district. Established on the initiative of the Wola Branch of the Society of Friends of Warsaw in 1974. It is a branch of the Museum of Warsaw.
Sight 29: Train Muzeum
Station Museum – a local government cultural institution based in Warsaw, established in 2015 by the Self-Government of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and the Polish State Railways.
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