Warsaw, Poland (November 2005)

Warsaw, Poland - Photo Travelogue - November 2005.	Map of Poland with star indicating Warsaw.	The Palace of Culture and Science was a gift from Soviet bloc countries in the 1950's.	Jozef Piludski monument at the entrance to Royal Lazienki Park.
He defended Poland against the Red Army (1919-20) and was a leader of Poland.	The Belvedere next to Royal Lazienki Park. Foreign dignatories meet here.	Frederick Chopin (1810-1849) monument in Royal Lazienki Park.	Nice pathway on a November day in Royal Lazienki Park.
View of a lake in Royal Lazienki Park.	View from the lake of the Palace on the Island, a former palace and bathhouse.	The Germans unsuccessfully tried to blow up the palace during the German occupation in WWII.	Me pointing to peacocks in Royal Lazienki Park. They were not very colorful!
Amphitheatre in Royal Lazienki Park. It was destroyed during WWII and rebuilt afterwards.	Lion with water spouting from his mouth next to the amphitheatre.	Myslewicki Palace in Royal Lazienki Park was built from 1775-1778.	The Ghetto Heroes' Monument shows the Jewish martyrdom and struggle in the Jewish ghetto during WWII.
It was here that the Jews fought the Nazis in the Warsaw Uprising in 1943.	The Royal Castle in Old Town was built after Poland's capital moved to Warsaw in the 13th century.	The Royal Castle, built for King Zygmunt III Vasa, was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt afterwards.	View of Castle Square in the Old Town section of Warsaw.
People strolling in Castle Square in Old Town. It was a beautiful November day.	Close-up of Zygmunt's Column in Castle Square built in 1644 in commemoration of King Zygmunt.	Polish plaque signifying resistence against the Nazis in WWII.	Another view of Old Town.
Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it was so well reconstructed after WWII.	View of Old Town Marketplace where the wealthy built their houses.	Old Town Marketplace was first created in the 13th century.	A horse and buggy in Old Town Marketplace.
Artists display their work in Old Town Marketplace.	Statue of the Mermaid (symbol of Warsaw) in Old Town Marketplace.	Fortified wall surrounding Old Town. Not all of it still exists.	More of the fortified wall surrounding Old Town.
The fortified gate leading from Old Town to New Town is called the Barbican.	This part of the fortified wall divided Old Town and New Town in Warsaw.	View of the Pauline Church of Holy Ghost (in New Town) from the Barbican Gate.	The Pauline Church of Holy Ghost was constructed between 1699-1717.
Casimir's Church of the Sisters of Blessed Sacrament (1688-89) in New Town Marketplace.	Close-up of Casimir's Church of the Sisters of Blessed Sacrament.	More of the fortified wall surrounding Old Town.	Here I am fraternizing with "Black Death" in Old Town!
The Adam Mickiewicz Monument was unveiled in 1989 on the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth.	The statue is on the "Royal Way," which includes the most historic streets of Warsaw.	The neo-Renaissance Hotel Bristol was built between 1899-1901 on the Royal Way.	Upper façade of the Hotel Bristol in Warsaw.
The Viceroy's Palace (where the President lives) was destroyed and reconstructed between 1818-1819.	Statue of Prince Jozef Poniatowski (a Polish military hero) in front of the Viceroy's Palace.	Close-up of a stone lion which graces the forecourt of the Viceroy's Palace in Warsaw.	View of a nice building on the Royal Way.
Statue of Jozef Piludski (the 20th century Polish leader) in Piludski Square off of the Royal Way.	Jozef Piludski looks a lot like Stalin to me!	The Capuchin Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph on the Royal Way.	The Church of the Visitation Sisters on the Royal Way.
Statue of Stefan Wyszynski (Polish cardinal) in front of the Church of the Visitation Sisters.	Composite photo of the Visitation Sisters' (Baroque) Church of St. Joseph on the Royal Way.	The neo-Renaissance building of the Warsaw University Library on the Royal Way.	Map showing the layout of Warsaw University.
View of the Holy Cross Church on the Royal Way.	The Holy Cross Church was built between 1682-1696.	The façade of the Holy Cross Church is adorned with the Apostles Peter and Paul.	The classical façade of the Society of Friends and Learning (1820-23) on the Royal Way.
Statue of Nikolus Kopernikus (1473-1543) in front of the Society of Friends and Learning.	Close-up of the statue of Kopernikus (Copernicus) holding a globe.	A beautiful cariatide entrance of a building on the Royal Way.	The classical Church of Alexander (1818-1826) at Three Crosses Square on the Royal Way.