Warsaw - Old Town Photo Gallery by Tomasz Dziubinski

Warsaw - Old Town

Warsaw's Old Town Quarter - Art Photography

Warsaw's Old Town has been placed in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites as "an outstanding example of a near-total reconstruction
of a span of history covering the 13th to the 20th century."

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Warsaw's Old Town (Polish: Stare Miasto, "Starowka") is the oldest part of the city of Warsaw and one of its most prominent tourist attractions. It is bounded by Wybrzeże Gdańskie, along the bank of the Vistula, and by Grodzka, Mostowa and Podwale Streets. The heart of the area is the Old Town Market Place, with its unique traditional Polish restaurants, cafés and shops. Surrounding streets feature medieval architecture such as the city walls, barbican and St. John's Cathedral. Surrounding streets feature medieval architecture such as the city walls, barbican and St. John's Cathedral. Until 1817 the Old Town's most notable feature was a Town Hall built before 1429. In 1701 the square was rebuilt by Tylman of Gameren, and in 1817 the Town Hall was demolished. Since the 19th century, the four sides of the Market Square have borne the names of four notable Poles who once lived on the respective sides: Ignacy Zakrzewski (south), Hugo Kollataj (west), Jan Dekert (north) and Franciszek Barss (east).

In the 19th century, during Warsaw's rapid growth, the Old Town lost its importance as the commercial and administrative hub of the city. In 1918 the Royal Castle once again became the seat of Poland's highest authorities - of the President of Poland and his chancellery. In late the 1930s, during the mayoralty of Stefan Starzynski, the municipal authorities began refurbishing the Old Town and restoring it to its former glory. The Barbican and the Old Town Market Place were partly restored. These efforts, however, were brought to an end by the outbreak of World War II. During the Invasion of Poland (1939), much of the district was badly damaged by the German Luftwaffe, which targeted the city's residential areas and historic landmarks in a campaign of terror bombing. Following the Siege of Warsaw, parts of the Old Town were rebuilt, but immediately after the Warsaw Uprising (August-October 1944) what had been left standing was systematically blown up by the German Army. A statue commemorating the Uprising, "the Little Insurgent," now stands on the Old Town's medieval city wall.

After World War II, the Old Town was yet again meticulously rebuilt. As many of the original bricks were reused as possible. The rubble was sifted for reusable decorative elements, which were reinserted into their original places. Bernardo Bellotto's 18th-century vedute, as well as Interbellum architecture students' drawings, were used as essential guides in the reconstruction effort.

Royal Castle Square	Old Town and City Walls	King Zygmunt's Column	Royal Castle Square	Royal Castle Square
Royal Castle	Old Town Market Place	Old Town	Old Town - Dziekania St.	Old Town Market Place
Old Town Market Place	Royal Castle	Warsaw's Mermaid	St. Anna Church	Royal Castle Square
Royal Castle Square	Old Town - City Walls	Old Town Market Place	Old Town - Piwna	Royal Castle Square
Royal Castle	Royal Castle Square	Royal Castle Square	Royal Castle Square	Old Town
Old Town Market Place	Old Town	Old Town Market Place	Old Town	Old Town
Old Town	Barbican of Warsaw	Old Town - Zapiecek St.	Old Town - Zapiecek St.	Old Town - Barsa St.
Barbican of Warsaw	Jan Kilinski Monument	Barbican of Warsaw		Barbican of Warsaw
St. John's Cathedral	Old Town Market Place	City Walls	Barbican of Warsaw
Szeroki Dunaj	Old Town & City Walls	Old Town Market Place	Barbican & City Walls	Old Town Market Place
Kanonia Street	Kanonia Street	Royal Castle Square	Brzozowa Street	Royal Castle Square
Royal Castle Square	Old Town Market Place	Royal Castle	Old Market Square	Old Town
Old Town	Old Town	Old Town - Royal Castle	Barbican and City Wall	Sigismund's Column
	Old Town Market Place	St. John's Cathedral	Barbican and City Wall	Old Town Market Place
Old Town Market Place	Royal Castle Square	Old Town View	Royal Castle Square	Old Town View
Old Town View	Royal Castle Square	Jesuit Church	Old Town Market Square	The Barbican

Hugh Rooney		05-May-2014 11:04
Beautiful gallery of a much under rated city I think...VVV

Nestor Derkach		20-Mar-2014 15:27
High quality gallery ,superb photography as always. Vote

Michel Duval		19-Mar-2014 15:03
A splendid travel with nice lights. v

carlogalliani		03-Mar-2014 12:34
Excellent gallery !

Günter Hofstädter		27-Feb-2014 15:23
beautyful !

Arthur Lebacq		29-Sep-2011 20:25
Excellent and beautiful series....great shots.....well done.....V.

Rob de Heer		02-Aug-2011 18:40
Great gallery.Beautiful town..

katjas		30-Jul-2011 11:43
a wonderful trip through this beautiful city! V

Guest		19-Jan-2010 21:40
thanks!! I enjoyed looking through the pictures!

Chris Lock		13-Apr-2009 16:43
Wonderful colours and lighting. I enjoyed looking through this gallery.

Zoltán Balogh		12-Jul-2008 13:05
I enjoyed looking at each of your photos Thomasz! Great work, I'd like to see the Polish capital in live!:) V

PauloCGama		04-Feb-2008 14:13
beautiful gallery! thanks for sharing. cheers

meekam tam		22-Jun-2007 06:41
Very nice pictures!

Kiriakos Korakis		19-Jun-2007 04:58
A wonderful gallery,of a wonderful city ! Voted !

Gervan		14-Apr-2007 21:27
Hi Thomas, Thanks for sharing the beauty of your home city in such an attractive way. A great Warsaw promotion and very interesting introduction. It seems that I'll have to revisit Warsaw one day.

Guest		14-Apr-2007 09:40
Good work. It seems to be a beautiful place to visit!

Paula Krugerud		14-Apr-2007 05:28
Beautiful city and fantastic presentation!

aldeca		13-Apr-2007 04:50
Beautiful gallery.

ac		29-Mar-2007 09:44
Very interesting and well done gallery.

Jose Canovas		16-Mar-2007 17:04
Beautiful Warsaw! Nice work!

G.Pietro Munaretto		15-Mar-2007 15:12
Very nice gallery

Terri Steele		14-Mar-2007 01:35
Beautiful warm tones and lovely compositions. Excellent work. vote.

Steven Kay		06-Mar-2007 05:49
What a beautiful city and so beautifully captured. Well done Tomasz!

Guest		03-Mar-2007 04:53
what a great gallery, looks like a very nice place.

eric st martin		02-Mar-2007 13:58
nice pictures and presentation

Gerard Koehl		01-Mar-2007 10:22
Magnifique galerie sur une très belle ville. Vote

Barb		28-Feb-2007 03:44
Great shots of a beautiful city.

Guest		28-Feb-2007 00:06
Beautiful gallery!!!!! What a beautiful city ~V~

Michael Shpuntov		27-Feb-2007 20:31
Great pictures Tomasz. The light is stunning. Great architectural shot. Beautiful Town. Vote

Guest		27-Feb-2007 16:26
Excellent light and compositions Tomasz. My compliments,. As Manfred Bachmann says: "absolutelly very nice" :o)

Laura		26-Feb-2007 21:26
Very nice gallery. More please!

Manolis		26-Feb-2007 09:31
Beautiful photos of a beautiful city!

Jola Dziubinska		25-Feb-2007 20:18
Beautiful presentation, very fine light and dreamy mood.

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		24-Feb-2007 23:31
vote

Wei O'Connell		23-Feb-2007 03:34
What a beautiful city! Wonderful collection. vote

Pathfinder		23-Feb-2007 02:50
Nice gallery- I enjoyed the images

Guest		21-Feb-2007 03:42
Nasza pjekna Warszawa, Bardzo ladje ujete :)

Marisa Livet		20-Feb-2007 14:58
What makes me like this gallery (growing, I hope) in a special way is the common sunny golden light, which transform every picture in a magic moment Marisa

Greg Christie		20-Feb-2007 10:45
Very well done Tomasz. I've never been to Warsaw but this gallery brings it to life. Hope to see more. Greg

Matylda Lempel-Chareza Photography		19-Feb-2007 00:11
nice

Guest		18-Feb-2007 22:29
Lovely gallery. More please!

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