The Old Town is continually being restored and reconstructed. Last year, the Krakowskie Przedmiesce or Krakow Street underwent a massive redesign and is now a huge granite-paved pedestrian-preferred precinct that links most of the important landmarks of old Warsaw.




















The new Chopin Museum combines high-tech modern with the old Ostrogowski Castle




















Stalin's gift to Warsaw - the wedding cake style Stalinist Baroque Palace of Culture. This massive structure along with parade grounds was built on the former downtown of Warsaw












Plaques like this are plentiful in Warsaw commemorating sites where Nazi forces murdered people in the streets - these were called lapanki or round-ups and were used to terrify people during the occupation.









































































































Warsaw's parks - Saski, Krasinski, Lazienki, Wilanow etc - are amazing, among the best in Europe and need no preface or explanation.
























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