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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
This is where the Independence Day celebrations will occur tomorrow – Plac Piłsudskiego near the Old Town. At the eastern end of Saski Gardens is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier which has its ow… more →
Warsaw Daily Photo
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
yellerbelly wrote 1 month ago: This is where the Independence Day celebrations will occur tomorrow – Plac Piłsudskiego near t … more →
Wilanów Palace
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yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: To the south of Warsaw lies Wilanów, one of the few areas of the city that escaped the bombing durin … more →
Ghetto Wall
yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: Throughout Warsaw, remnants of the Warsaw Uprising can be seen and the battles that raged in the 194 … more →
King Zygmunt III
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yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: A view of Zygmunt’s Column from outside St. Anne’s Church. The column marks the entrance … more →
A monument to great leaders
yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: This is the statue which lies in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw (see background). Jósef … more →
Plac Zamkowy
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yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: This is the amazing view of Castle Square from the top of St. Anne’s Church. Well worth the cl … more →
The best view of Castle Square
yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: This is the viewing platform on St. Anne’s Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście. Tight, winding s … more →
Evening sillouette
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yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: This is the view looking west from the Bristol Hotel on Krakowskie Pzredmiescie. The building in the … more →
Summer in the Old Town
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yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: The Stary Rynek (Old Market Square) is the heart of Warsaw’s Old Town and surrounded by colour … more →
Field Cathedral of the Polish Army
yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: Katedra Połowa Wojska Polskiego, also know as the ‘Church of Our Lady Queen of the Polish Crow … more →
The date that changed the warsaw cityscape
yellerbelly wrote 2 months ago: Located on the west face of the Pałac Kultury i Nauki (PKiN) or Palace of Culture & Science, is … more →
Escape hatch for the resistance
yellerbelly wrote 3 months ago: This mundane looking manhole cover on ul. Miodowa holds one of the greatest stories of the Warsaw Up … more →
Polish culture and history - democracy and the heritage of a nation.
khumbu wrote 3 months ago: Poland’s indigenous democratic process created a democracy which had one million free citizens by th … more →
Płock Cathedral Door
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yellerbelly wrote 3 months ago: This is a section from the intricate carvings on the main entrance door to Płock Cathedral. They are … more →
Syrena
yellerbelly wrote 3 months ago: This is probably the most photographed statue in Warsaw – the 1855 bronze Syrena (mermaid) and … more →
20090909 - 300th entry
kisiel2 wrote 3 months ago: Welcome in 300th entry in this blog. The WIG Index gain +0.73%: Current setup can be interpreted in … more →
70 years from the outbreak of WWII - but not everything has been settled (?)
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maciek wrote 3 months ago: Here’s an interesting article by Anne Applebaum from The Washington Post (appeared on their si … more →
65th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising
maciek wrote 4 months ago: OK, back from a short vacation and I’ll resume the “recent CDs” series shortly (th … more →
Kinoteka
yellerbelly wrote 5 months ago: For an alternative cinema experience, why not try the Kinoteka located in the depths of the Palace o … more →
