Category Archives: Historical buildings

The “What we were unable to shout out to the world” exhibi...

November 20, 2017

The Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw has opened its permanent exhibition to the public. “What we were unable to shout out to the world” is dedicated to the Underground Archive of the...

Chopin Boutique B&B. A place with a soul in a surviving-prewar ho...

September 20, 2017

There is no other place like this in Warsaw. It`s not a typical hotel, but more an institution created with passions for art and music enthusiasts. Chopin Boutique B&B is located in a prewar hous...

Presidential Palace – One of the Greatest Palaces in the Polish ...

October 26, 2014

The palace’s construction began in 1643 by Polish aristocrat Stanisław Koniecpolski. It was designed by Constantino Tencalla, the royal architect of Polish King Władysław IV.  It was rebuilt th...

Holy Cross Basilica in Warsaw – the Resting Place of Frederic Ch...

October 26, 2014

The Holy Cross Basilica is one the most important Baroque churches in Warsaw. It`s a resting place of Frederic Chopin`s brought to Warsaw by his sister Ludwika. It was the composer`s last will before...

St. John`s Archcathedral – Poland`s National Pantheon

October 26, 2014

It`s one of the oldest churches in Warsaw and one of Poland`s national pantheons. It stands in the Old Town which is a UNESCO listed site. Originally it was built in 15th Century in the location a an...

St. Florian`s Cathedral

October 26, 2014

The most beautiful church in the Praga district of Warsaw. It was built in the beginning of 20th century in Neo-Gothic style. At this time Poland was not on the map after partitions between the Russi...

Jewish Dormitory

October 22, 2014

This building was designed by Henryk Stifelman in Polish Renaissance style. The letters “AAJ” on its facade means “Auxilium Academicum Judaicum” –  the Jewish Dormitory. When the Jewish o...

Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom

October 21, 2014

This museum is located in the Ministry of Education, which during the Second World War housed the headquarters of the Gestapo during Nazi occupation. The Nazis used the building’s basement spac...

The Most Stylish Hotel in Warsaw: Bristol Hotel

October 20, 2014

London has the Ritz, Paris has the de Crillon, New York has the Plaza and Warsaw…has the Bristol. This is Warsaw’s oldest and most elegant hotel. It was built between 1898 and 1901 just n...

A Pearl of Polish Baroque: Visitationists Church

October 19, 2014

Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists is known commonly as the Visitationists Church. It`s a pearl of the Warsaw Baroque period, and one of the greatest in Poland. The Visitationists (Salesian S...