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 A Double Take on a Picture by scottishvisitor
VT member Evaanna is the reason for the coincedence - I had seen her pages but it was not until returning home I found we both had taken the same picture from the same spot!! Leave a Comment Address: Ul. Piwna 9/11Phone: 831 02 22Directions: Just of the old town market square
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St. Anne's Church has sat on the high escarpment on the edge of Castle Square for centuries. The church was founded in 1454 by Anna Mazowiecka, the wife and mother of the Mazovian princes and named after her patron saint. In 1578 a high bell tower was added to the church founded by Queen Anna Jagiellonka. The history of the church is a reflection of the turbulent history of our country: fires - reconstruction, looting, especially at the time of the Swedish 'deluge', more fires in which the whole magnificent library of the convent burnt down, restoration again in 1749 and 1775, addition of another chapel designed by Henryk Marconi in 1837, then more restoration, which completely obliterated the original style of the church.
In 1939 the church was bombed and its roof burnt down together with one of the chapels.
Another bomb damaged it again during the Warsaw Uprising. When reconstruction started in 1945, a hurricane caused the already weakened facade to collapse. Another disaster loomed in 1948 when the tunnel of the East - West Route (Trasa W-Z) was being drilled next to the church. The whole escarpment began to subside and cracks could be noticed in the church foundations. Yet, the danger was reverted in time. The post-war reconstruction of the church focused on the original Gothic elements and conservation of the precious altars, paintings and sculptures. The building and its interior are now an important part of Warsaw cultural heritage. An Academic Church, it played a great role at the time of the Solidarity movement and made a great contribution to the victory of democracy.
You can climb the Bell Tower to see the magnificent panorama from the top. Leave a Comment Address: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 68Phone: 826 89 91
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 Orthodox Church by HORSCHECKLeave a Comment Address: Orthodox Church, al. Solidarnosci 52, WarsawDirections: The Orthodox Church of St. Mary Magdalene is situated in the Praga district of Warsaw, just at the junction of al. Solidarnosci and Targowa.
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St. Joseph by evaanna
But the most amazing thing about this beautiful church is the fact that it came out of the war nearly unscathed, in spite of the bombings and fires following the Warsaw Uprising, which left most of the Warsaw churches in ruins. Leave a Comment Address: Krakowskie Przedmiescie 52/54Phone: 556 61 00Directions: Next to the Monument to Adam Mickiewicz
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Visitation (from university) by evaanna, 2 more photos
The building itself dates back to the 17th - 18th centuries. The sculptures decorating its baroque facade are by Jan Jerzy Plerch, as is the pulpit in the shape of a boat. The church, miraculously, was not damaged in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 when it served as a refuge for the needy and the wounded, Poles and Germans alike. So it has managed to keep its original features till the present time. One of the most precious items we can see there is the organ on which Fryderyk Chopin improvised, giving his Sunday concerts after 1825. He had also attended Mass there as a high school student.
In front of the church stands the monument to Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, the Primate of the Catholic Church in Poland in Communist times.
Pictures of the church can be taken in only winter when the trees that obscure the facade have lost their leaves. Leave a Comment Directions: The corner of Karowa and Krakowskie Przedmiescie, next to the university
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 St. John's Cathedral by evaanna
Throughout the ages the Cathedral witnessed a few coronations of Polish kings and queens, kings' oaths and many other church or state celebrations.
The church was partly damaged by bombs already in September 1939, but the final blow came during the Warsaw Uprising. The insurgents fought fiercely for its every inch but a controlled tank loaded with explosives was sent inside by the infuriated Nazis, causing an enormous explosion. Luckily, the miraculous crucifix had been removed in time. Part of the caterpillar of that tank can now be seen in the cathedral wall on the side of Kanonia St.
The restoration took place in the years 1948 - 1956. The new design by J. Zachwatowicz considerably differed from the pre-war Cathedral, taking it back in time to its Gothic look. During restoration unexpected discoveries were made in the crypt, the most interesting of which was the finding of the tombs of two Mazovian Princes, Stanislaw and Janusz (d.1524 and 1526). Don't miss those when you visit the Cathedral.
I suppose such a famous and wonderful place should be open all day. But when I went there last, a notice said "Closed from 13.00 to 15.00". It doesn't matter to me - I can come again, but what about those tourists who can't? For information on concerts given in the Cathedral in the summer see my next tip. Leave a Comment
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 St. Martin's Church by AcornManLeave a Comment
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 Church of the Holy Spirit by AcornManLeave a Comment Address: Nowomiejska 23Directions: Northwest of the Barbican on Nowomiejska Street.
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 St. Jacek's Church by AcornManLeave a Comment Address: Freta 8/10Directions: Northwest of the Barbican on Freta Street.
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