Warsaw
Photography enthusiasts will be thrilled by this late-19th-century contraption. Reputedly the last working example of its kind in Europe, it consists of a large rotating drum that you peer into via individual eyepieces to see stereoscopic 3D photos. The 48 images on display vary fairly often and include ones in colour. Every Sunday the set is of Warsaw in the early 20th century.
Each rotation of the 48 pictures takes about 15 minutes.
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Warsaw鈥檚 top palace, 10km south of the city centre, was commissioned by King Jan III Sobieski in 1677. It has changed hands several times over the鈥
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For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A 鈥榞ift of friendship鈥 from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and鈥
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This remarkable copy of the original castle blown up by the Germans in WWII is filled with authentic period furniture and original works of art鈥
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This exceptional museum, housed in a former tram power station and its surrounding grounds, traces the history of the city's heroic but doomed uprising鈥
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
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Housed in one of Warsaw's best examples of contemporary architecture, this award-winning museum documents 1000 years of Jewish history in Poland. The鈥
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The fully interactive, push-the-buttons-and-see-what-happens Copernicus Science Centre pulls off that tricky feat of being both hugely fun and educational鈥
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Pronounced wah-zhen-kee, this beautiful park includes manicured gardens, an ornamental lake, wooded glades and strutting peacocks. Once a hunting ground,鈥
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This multimedia museum within the baroque Ostrogski Palace showcases the work of Poland鈥檚 most famous composer. You鈥檙e encouraged to take your time鈥
1. Palace of Culture & Science
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For over 60 years this socialist realist palace has dominated central Warsaw. A 鈥榞ift of friendship鈥 from the Soviet Union, it was completed in 1955 and鈥
2. ZODIAK Warsaw Pavilion of Architecture
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Occupying a revamped 1960s building on which hangs a wonderful retro neon sign, this exhibition and information space promotes aspects of Warsaw's built鈥
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Set to be completed in 2020, the 53-storey Varso Tower is the centrepiece of a new office and retail development that, when it tops out at 320m, will be鈥
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Housing the headquarters of the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, this space has a variety of events scheduled including exhibitions, talks and film鈥
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A section of the original brick wall of the Jewish ghetto has been preserved in this courtyard, where you'll also find a commemorative plaque.
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Occupying the former Bersohn and Bauman Children鈥檚 Hospital, completed in 1878, this museum devoted to the tragic history of the Warsaw Ghetto is鈥
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Perhaps Warsaw's most iconic neon is this animation of a girl throwing a volleyball, designed by Jan Mucharski in 1960 and hanging off the corner of a鈥
8. Museum of Life Under Communism
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This small, privately run museum, devoted to the communist period in Poland's history, has found its spiritual home situated over a KFC and overlooking鈥