Warsaw
Since 1994, this neoclassical palace has been the Polish president鈥檚 official residence and is not open to the public. It's guarded by four stone lions and an equestrian statue of Prince J贸zef Poniatowski.
A version of the palace has stood on this site since 1643. Chopin is said to have given his first public performance here, aged eight, on 24 February 1818. The Warsaw Pact Treaty was signed here in 1955, creating the Cold War military alliance to rival NATO.
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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
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Fortunately this church, notable for its neoclassical-style facade, escaped the ravages of war and contains 18th-century fittings, including a high altar鈥
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There's usually a new exhibition here every month, organised by the National Center for Culture to promote local artists. Some shows can be fairly out鈥
3. Monument to Adam Mickiewicz
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This neoclassical monument to Poland鈥檚 great Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz (1798鈥1855) was designed by Cyprian Godebski and unveiled on the 100th鈥
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Childhood prodigy Fr茅d茅ric Chopin regularly played the organ at this church, completed in 1761, which is a prime example of rococo architecture. The鈥
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A refreshing break from history museums and churches, this quirky museum holds 25,000 original works by Polish and foreign caricaturists dating from the鈥
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Warsaw's largest public square once stood in front of the Saxon Palace, destroyed during WWII. The only part of the palace that remains is the Tomb of the鈥
7. Smole艅sk Air Disaster Monument
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Dubbed 'the stairway to heaven', this black granite monument commemorates the 2010 plane crash in Smolensk, in which 96 people died, including the then鈥
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Since 2001 Wojciech Fibak has been sharing his private collection of Polish modern and contemporary art at this small but packed gallery space. Among the鈥