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Zamek Krolewski or Royal Castle with its Red Baroque Tower drew me back time after time. I sat on the steps of Zygmunta Kolumna and day dreamed about its historic past. The Castle started is long run in history as a stronghold of the Dukes of Madovia back in 1281. Much later King Zygmunt lll Vasa took the decision to move the Capital of Poland from Kracow to Warsaw a brick castle was constructed on the site of the old one in 1598 - 1619. During WWll the German Army burned down the castle in 1939 then blew it up completely in 1944. The Castle we see now was reconstructed in the 18th Centrury style in 1988. People came from all over Poland and beyond to help with the reconstruction of the very beautiful and moving building. As I sat on the steps looking at this great building I thought of the great humanitarian effort that went into rebuilding this magnificent piece of historic architecture..............I felt very humble indeed. Leave a Comment Phone: 657 21 70Directions: In Castle Square next to the Old Town
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Although it may not be so obvious now that the Vistula River changed its course, the Royal Castle, then simply the castle of the Mazovian princes, was erected on its high bank over a ravine and the small river Kamionka. More than two centuries later, when Mazovia became part of the Polish Crown in 1526, the castle was soon to become the permanent residence of the Polish kings. For a time it even served as the seat of the Sejm (Polish Parliament). When Poland regained independence after WWI, the Castle became the residence of the President of the Republic. Not for long though. Bombed and partly burnt in 1939, it was still there until 1944 when even that pitiful ruin was blown up by the Nazis in retaliation for the Warsaw Uprising. As I remember it from my childhood days, there was nothing there but a low wall - the foundations and a ruined wall with a window remaining from the Polish writer, Stefan Zeromski's castle flat.
It was only in the years 1971 - 1984 that the reconstruction took place. The funds came from individual contributions of Poles from home and abroad. The interiors were decorated with works of art saved from the original castle and the ruins. The Castle came to life again.
You can now see the Great Apartment, the King's Apartments, the Apartments of the Crown Prince and the Houses of Parliament in their former splendour, or as close to it as possible.
Opening hours:
Tue - Sat.: 10 - 18 (last admission around 17)
Sun.-Mon.: 11 -18
Admission: adults - 18 zl, concessions - 12 zl
Available guides in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
To make sure you get in, book your ticket in advance. Leave a Comment
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When walking throught the rooms of the Castle remember to see two of the most important Polish paintings - "Rejtan - the fall of the Poland" and "The Costitution of third of May".
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 The Nazis trying to
destroy the Polish
spirit... by PolishChick
The plan to rebuild the Castle failed to win approval from the Communist authorities for many years. The decision to reconstruct it finally was made in 1971, rewarding the attempts of the nation`s intellectual elite to recreate this great symbol of Polish statehood. Leave a Comment
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 The Castle in the winter by PolishChickLeave a Comment
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 The Royal Castle by night by HORSCHECKLeave a Comment Directions: The Royal Castle is located in the heart of the Old Town at Plac Zamkowy.
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