Warsaw

:For other uses, see Warsaw (disambiguation) and Warszawa (disambiguation).

Tourist attractions

:Main article: Tourist attractions in Warsaw

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Although Warsaw is a relatively new city, it has a lot of tourist attractions. Apart from the Old Town quarter, carefully reconstructed after World War II, each of the borrough has something to offer. Among the most notable landmarks of the Old Town are the Royal Castle, Sigismundus' Column and the Barbican.

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Old Town - World War II - Royal Castle - Sigismundus' Column - Barbican

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Further south is the so-called Royal Road, with lots of notable classicist palaces, the Presidential Palace and the Warsaw University campus. Also the popular Nowy ?wiat Street is worth mentioning.

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Classicist - Presidential Palace - Warsaw University - Nowy ?wiat Street

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The oldest Warsaw's public park, the Ogród Saski, is located within 10 minutes distance from the old town. Other such oasis of silence and serenity is the Pow?zki Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in Europe, filled with hundreds of precious sculptured, some of them by the most renown artists of 19th and 20th centuries. Since it serves all religious communities of Warsaw, be it Catholics, Jews, Muslims or Protestants, it is often called a necropolis. Nearby is the Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery, one of the largest Jewish cemeteries in Europe.

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Ogród Saski - Pow?zki Cemetery - Necropolis - Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery

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To the north of the city center the museum of the former Warsaw Ghetto is located, which is also a popular locality often visited by foreign tourists. Also the borough of ?oliborz is famous for its architecture from the 1920s and 1930s. Between ?oliborz and the Vistula the Warsaw Citadel is located, which is one of the priceless monuments of 19th century military architecture in Poland. Also the former royal residencec of king Jan III Sobieski in Wilanów and Belweder are notable for their baroque architecture and beautiful parks.

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Warsaw Ghetto - ?oliborz - Vistula - Warsaw Citadel - 19th century - Jan III Sobieski - Wilanów - Belweder - Baroque

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However, Warsaw is perhaps the most famous for several buildings from modern history. Apart from the Palace of Culture and Science, a Soc-realist skyscrapper located exactly in the city center, the Stadion Dziesi?ciolecia which is the biggest market in Europe also attracts many tourists. For those who seek dramatic contrasts the borough of Central Praga is often the best choice. Called by the Varsovians the Bermuda Triangle for high crime rate, it is a place where almost completely demolished houses stand right next to modern apartment buildings and shopping malls.

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Palace of Culture and Science - Soc-realist - Stadion Dziesi?ciolecia - Market - Praga

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