Presidential Palace
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...
Category Archives: Historical buildings
Holy Cross Basilica in Warsaw
The Holy Cross Basilica is one the most important churches in Warsaw. Its history starts in the 15th century when a small wooden chapel of the Holy Cross was constructed here. It was expanded through...
St. John`s Archcathedral
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...
The Pawiak Prison Museum
The Pawiak Prison was opened in 1836 as a political prison created by the Russians who occupied the Polish territory from the end of 18th Century until 1915. It was used for the same purpose by the N...
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...
Bristol Hotel
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...
Church of St. Joseph of the Visitationists (Visitationists Church)
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...
Top 5 of Warsaw Pre-War Buildings
1. Wilanów Palace Wilanów Palace is one of the most precious monuments of the Polish Baroque period. It was built by the Polish King Jan III Sobieski at the end of the XVII-th Century according to Ag...