WSM Koło II Housing Estate
The WSM Koło II housing estate was designed by Helena and Szymon Surkus. It was built shortly before the socialist realism became the required architecture style in communist Poland. It’s an ar...
Category Archives: Historical buildings
The “What we were unable to shout out to the world” exhibi...
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...
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...
Grzybowski Square
This beautiful square is a great illustration of Warsaw`s history and its transition into future. It`s a part of the old Jewish Quarter and location of the Warsaw Ghetto. When you look around you wil...
Presidential Palace – One of the Greatest Palaces in the Polish ...
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...
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
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
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
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
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...