Warsaw
Measuring over a hectare, the rooftop garden atop Warsaw University Library provides a lush perch from which to admire the city skyline with views over the Vistula. It is divided into four sections: golden (north), silver (east), crimson (south) and green (west), each planted with vegetation reflecting their colour name.
Note: the lower ground-level section of the garden with a duck pond and granite sculptures on cosmological themes is open between November and March only.
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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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The stunning copper-clad building that houses the university library was awarded top prize by the Association of Polish Architects in 2000. The main鈥
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Poland's largest painting, measuring 1600 sq m, by S艂awomir Pawszak covers the exterior of a pavilion designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz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
4. Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium
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You may well find yourself wanting to make multiple visits to this far from average planetarium. A packed repertoire of films is projected across a 16m鈥
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Keep your eyes peeled for new openings, including a boutique hotel, bars, cafes, restaurants and shops in the early-20th-century power plant that has been鈥
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In its 380-year history this building, which is currently part of Warsaw University, has been remodelled several times. In the early 19th century it鈥
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Pilates lessons (11am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday), telescopes to observes the night skies and a free outdoor summer cinema (9pm Friday) are among the鈥
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Running for around 5km along the west bank of the Vistula between the Poniatowski and Gda艅sk bridges, these boulevards have been brilliantly landscaped鈥