Royal Lazienki Park
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This is the estate and Royal park of the last king of Poland before Poland was partitioned among Russia, Prussia and Austria which lasted until 1918 when Poland was reestablished as a republic led byLeia mais
This is the estate and Royal park of the last king of Poland before Poland was partitioned among Russia, Prussia and Austria which lasted until 1918 when Poland was reestablished as a republic led byLeia mais
The Jewish ghetto in Warsaw is famous in Polish history as the neighborhood where the Nazis walled in up to 500,000 Jews. At the time, Warsaw had the 2nd largest Jewish population in the world afterLeia mais
This is the original part of Warsaw. It was destroyed in world war 2 and rebuilt on the original gothic and baroque foundations using original materials as much as possible.
The 1st picture looksLeia mais
This is the old church closest to the castle, dating to the 15th century. The 1st picture looks at the church from Castle Square of the old town (see another post). The oldest part of the building isLeia mais
Part of a piece from a Chopin recital played with the composer looking over the pianist's shoulder.
Sorry this is only a snippet. This is the maximum length video I can post
The story is told of a criminal facing execution who had a dream of the Virgin Mary. He was told to make a carving of Mary, and he was to place the carving in the 1st linden tree he saw after beingLeia mais
The church at Swieta Lipka (see another post) has an historic organ of about 4,000 pipes. It was played in a mini-recital while we were there. This video captures a bit of the organ music and is aLeia mais
This is probably Hitler's most well known military headquarters. It was here that all activity on the eastern front was directed, and it was here that the failed assassination attempt on 20 July 1944Leia mais