Architecture (Warsaw)

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

Arch-Cathedral Basilica of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist (XIV century, rebuilt in the XVII, XIX, XX centuries) The oldest church in Warsaw. Its creation dates back to the turn of the thirteenth-fourteenth...

olanko1

• 2 years ago

Krasinski Palace

The palace was built in the Baroque style in 1677-1695 for the governor of Plock, Jan Dobrogost Krasinski, and its author was the architect Tilman from Gameran. Construction began in the spring of 1677...

olanko1

• 2 years ago

Royal Castle

Royal Palace

In 1596, a decision was made - Warsaw will be the capital of Poland. However, a few years ago, King Sigismund III Vasa moved with his court to the castle in Warsaw, which was then "royal". Previously...

olanko1

• 2 years ago

Lovers of squirrels, peacocks and pleasant walks

Park Lazienki

The history of the Lazienki park ("lazienki" in Polish means "baths") begins with the construction of two small pavilions for recreation by Marshal Stanislav Lubomirski - Lazne and the Hermitage. Today...

Polina_Sumy

• 10 years ago

The main church in Warsaw

Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist

The cathedral was built in the 13th century. In the 17th century it was used for coronations and was connected to the Royal Castle by a special corridor. He suffered greatly during the suppression of the...

Polina_Sumy

• 10 years ago