Warsaw by night

This section is about Warsaw in the evening and at sunset. Most pictures are also featured in the common sections.

Sródmiescie - Downtown:

Palace of Culture and Science by is well lightened at night.

The night skyline of Warsaw. The tall buildings have been presented before.

The quarters around our hotel in Centrum.

Sródmiescie - University area:

Church of St Joseph, or Carmelite Church, was the first building that recalled my attention along Krakowskie Przedmiescie. It was built in the 17th century and almost remained intact after the WW II bombings.

Church of St Joseph has a beautiful classicist facade.

Pałac Koniecpolskich, the Presidential Palace. The statue of Prince Józef Poniatowski was ereceted before the palace.
The famous Warsaw pact was signed here.

Hotel Bristol, perhaps Warsaw's finest 5 star hotel, is now owned by the French chain Le Meridien. The Art Noveaux facade is stunning!

Warsaw University.

To the right is the historically important Holy Cross Church from 1757 were an urn with the heart of Frederic Chopin was placed, together with urns of famous Polish painters. It was pillaged by the Swedes during the Deluge in 1656. A false warning of fire, killing 29 people, was the start of the pogrom of 1881, since it was blamed on the Jews. In the background is the Staszic Palace.

Krakowskie Przedmiescie is one of the most historical, beautiful and important streets of Warsaw.

Staszic Palace from 1820, that hosts the Polish Academy of Sciences. 1892-1924 it was in a totally different Russo-Byzantine style, but was later restored to its original neo-Classical style.

NORTHWEST PART OF DOWNTOWN:

In the northwest part of downtown, just a few blocks from the skyscrapers, beautiful large classicist palaces can be found. At first, I thought it was part of the Old Town.

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera at Teatralny Square. It was destroyed during the bombings of World War 2, but has been rebuilt. It was completed in 1833 from a design in Polish Classicist style from designs by Antonnio Corazzi of Livorno.

A Japanese restaurant.

Muranowska, just north of the border to the old town and downtown. The tall building behind the Ibis Hotel is the 39-storey Intraco Tower, that is very similar in design to John Hancock Tower in Boston, but is "only" 107m to the roof.

Stare Miasto (Old Town) and Nowe Miasto (New Town):

Royal Castle (Zamek Krolewski) has a 600 year old history, but the present building has only stood there for less then 30 years. The Nazis weren't only blowing up the castle, they were also mining the foundations to make sure it couldn't be rebuilt. But they were wrong. As you can see it was rebuilt, but it wasn't rebuilt until in the late 70s. It was completed in 1984 and was rebuilt as authentically as possible. The castle has over 300 rooms. King Stanislaw August Poniatowski (who also founded Lazinsky Park) was one of the Royalties that lived here. In 1918, the castle once again became a site for the president of Poland after being a Royal Castle. The tower is 60m tall.

Old Town Market Place at sunset.

A beer in front of the bears in front of Royal Castle.