Władysław Szpilman was a Polish-Jewish piano player and composer. He became wideley known when Roman Polański made “The Pianist” film …
Isaac Bashevis Singer from Krochmalna Street
Isaac Bashevis Singer was an Yiddish writer and the winner of Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. He was publishing only …
Maria Skłodowska – Curie, “I was born in Warsaw”
Marie Skłodowska – Curie was born in Warsaw on 7 November 1867. She was a genius physicist and chemist, a pioneer …
Heart of Frederick Chopin
Frederick Chopin was born 1810 in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw. In the same year his family moved to the Polish …
Presidential Palace – One of the Greatest Palaces in the Polish Capital
The palace’s construction began in 1643 by Polish aristocrat Stanisław Koniecpolski. It was designed by Constantino Tencalla, the royal architect …
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 …
St. Florian`s Cathedral, Symbol of the Praga Północ
The most beautiful church in the Praga district of Warsaw. It was built in the beginning of 20th century in Neo-Gothic …
Jewish Dormitory – Warsaw Home for Menachem Begin
The letters “AAJ” on facade of that beautiful building mean “Auxilium Academicum Judaicum” – the Jewish Dormitory. When the Jewish …
The Pawiak Prison Museum
The Pawiak Prison was opened in 1836 as a political prison created by the Russians who occupied the Polish territory …
Mausoleum of Struggle and Martyrdom
During the Second World War this building housed the headquarters of the Gestapo. The Nazis used the building’s basement as …