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Museum Of Warsaw
Museum of Warsaw ( pl, Muzeum Warszawy) (in 1948–2014 ''Historical Museum of Warsaw'', pl, Muzeum Historyczne m.st. Warszawy) is a museum in the Old Town Market Place in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1936. History of the museum The facility was established in 1936 as the Museum of Old Warsaw. It was then housed in three buildings purchased by the municipality in the market square. The museum, along with the collection, was destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising during World War II. After the war, the museum was reopened under its current name and buildings for it were rebuilt in the years 1948–1954 in the context of the unprecedented reconstruction of historic Warsaw. In 2010-2012 the eleven houses of the museum were renovated with the help of Norwegian funding. In April 2014 museum changed its name to ''Museum of Warsaw''. Activity The various collections in the fields of archeology, painting, graphics, iconography, sculpture, decorative arts, numismatics and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Town Market Place, Warsaw
Warsaw's Old Town Market Place ( pl, Rynek Starego Miasta) is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Warsaw, capital of Poland. Immediately after the Warsaw Uprising, it was systematically blown up by the German Army. After World War II, the Old Town Market Place was restored to its prewar appearance. History The Old Town Market Place is the true heart of the Old Town, and until the end of the 18th century it was the heart of all of Warsaw. It originated in the late 13th century, at the same time that the city was founded. Here the representatives of guilds and merchants met in the town hall (built before 1429, pulled down in 1817), and fairs and the occasional execution were held. The houses around it represented the Gothic style until the great fire of 1607, after which they were rebuilt in late-Renaissance style and eventually in late-Baroque style by Tylman Gamerski in 1701. The main feature at that time was the immense town hall, reconstructed in 1580 in the styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Czosnów
__NOTOC__ Gmina Czosnów is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Nowy Dwór County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. Its seat is the village of Czosnów, which lies approximately south-east of Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki and north-west of Warsaw. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 8,743 (9,474 in 2011). Villages Gmina Czosnów contains the villages and settlements of Adamówek, Aleksandrów, Augustówek, Brzozówka, Cybulice, Cybulice Duże, Cybulice Małe, Cząstków Mazowiecki, Cząstków Polski, Czeczotki, Czosnów, Dąbrówka, Dębina, Dobrzyń, Izabelin-Dziekanówek, Janów-Mikołajówka, Janówek, Jesionka, Kaliszki, Kazuń Nowy, Kazuń Polski, Kazuń-Bielany, Kiścinne, Łomna, Łomna Las, Łosia Wólka, Małocice, Palmiry, Pieńków, Sady, Sowia Wola, Sowia Wola Folwarczna, Truskawka, Wiersze, Wólka Czosnowska and Wrzosówka. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Czosnów is bordered by the town of Nowy D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Warsaw
The history of Warsaw spans over 1400 years. In that time, the city evolved from a cluster of villages to the capital of a major European power, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth—and, under the patronage of its kings, a center of enlightenment and otherwise unknown tolerance. Fortified settlements founded in the 9th century form the core of the city, in today's Warsaw Old Town. The city has had a particularly tumultuous history for a European city. It experienced numerous plagues, invasions, and devastating fires. The most destructive events include the Deluge, the Great Northern War (1702, 1704, 1705), War of the Polish Succession, Warsaw Uprising (1794), Battle of Praga and the Massacre of Praga inhabitants, November Uprising, January Uprising, World War I, Siege of Warsaw (1939) and aerial bombardment—and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Warsaw Uprising (after which the German occupiers razed the city). The city has hosted many crucial events in the history of Poland. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums Established In 1936
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museums In Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. The 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbakan 3 Warszawa
A barbican (from fro, barbacane) is a fortified outpost or fortified gateway, such as at an outer defense perimeter of a city or castle, or any tower situated over a gate or bridge which was used for defensive purposes. Europe In the Middle Ages, barbicans were typically situated outside the main line of defenses, and were connected to the city walls with a walled road called ''the neck''. In the 15th century, with the improvement in siege tactics and artillery, barbicans lost their significance. Barbicans were built well into the 16th century. Fortified or mock-fortified gatehouses remained a feature of ambitious French and English residences well into the 17th century. Portuguese medieval fortification nomenclature uses barbican to describe any wall outside of and lower than the main defensive wall that forms a second barrier. The barrier may be complete, extensive or only protect particularly weak areas. The more restrictive term ''gate barbican'' is used for structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw Barbican
The Warsaw Barbican ( pl, barbakan warszawski) is a barbican (semicircular fortified outpost) in Warsaw, Poland, and one of few remaining relics of the complex network of historic fortifications that once encircled Warsaw. Located between the Old and New Towns, it is a major tourist attraction. History The barbican was erected in 1540 in place of an older gate to protect Nowomiejska Street. It was designed by Jan Baptist the Venetian, an Italian Renaissance architect who lived and worked in the Mazowsze region of 16th century Poland and was instrumental in the redesign of the 14th-century city walls, which by that time had fallen into disrepair. The barbican had the form of a three-level semicircular bastion manned by fusiliers. It was 14 meters wide and 15 meters high from the bottom of the moat, which surrounded the city walls, and extended 30 meters from the external walls. Almost immediately after its inception, the 4-tower barbican became an anachronism serving virtually n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centrum Interpretacji Zabytku Warszawa 05
(Latin for ''center'') may refer to: Places In Greenland * Nuuk Centrum, a district of Nuuk, Greenland * Centrum Lake, Greenland In the Netherlands * Amsterdam-Centrum, the inner-most borough of Amsterdam, Netherlands * Rotterdam Centrum, a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands In Poland * Centrum, Szczecin, a neighbourhood of Szczecin, Poland * Osiedle Centrum, Białystok, a district of Białystok, Poland * Centrum metro station, a metro station in Warsaw, Poland In Suriname * Centrum, Brokopondo, a resort of Brokopondo District * Centrum, Paramaribo, a resort of Paramaribo District In Sweden * Centrum, Gothenburg, a borough of Gothenburg, Sweden * Centrum, Luleå, a residential area in Luleå, Sweden * Centrum, Malmö, a city district of Malmö, Sweden * Centrum, Umeå, a residential area in Umeå, Sweden Buildings and structures * The Centrum, the former informal but regularly used name of an arena in Worcester, Massachusetts * Centrum Arena (other) Other uses * Verte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korczak Orphanage
Korczak may refer to: People *Janusz Korczak, a pseudonym of Henryk Goldszmit, Polish pediatrician, children's writer and pedagogist ** ''Korczak'' (film), a 1990 film on Janusz Korczak * Korczak Ziółkowski (1908–1982), American designer and sculptor of Crazy Horse Memorial * Rozka Korczak, a resistance fighter in Vilnuis ghetto and later a partisan * Zbigniew Korczak-Ziolkowski (died 1553), Roman Catholic priest, Canon of Cracow Places * Korczak, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland) Other *2163 Korczak, main-belt asteroid See also *Korczak coat of arms * Kortschak, a surname *Josef Korčák Josef Korčák (17 December 1921 – 5 October 2008) was a Czech politician who served as a Prime Minister of the Czech Socialist Republic from 1970 to 1987. He was the longest serving Czech Prime Minister. Biography He was born in Holštejn. He ..., Czech Communist politician (1921-2008) {{disambiguation, surname Polish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Korczak
Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). After spending many years working as a principal of an orphanage in Warsaw, he refused sanctuary repeatedly and stayed with his orphans when the entire population of the institution was sent from the Ghetto to the Treblinka extermination camp during the Grossaktion Warschau of 1942. Biography Korczak was born in Warsaw in 1878. He was unsure of his birth date, which he attributed to his father's failure to promptly acquire a birth certificate for him. His parents were Józef Goldszmit, a respected lawyer from a family of proponents of the haskalah, and Cecylia ''née'' Gębicka, daughter of a prominent Kalisz family. Born to a Jewish family, he was an agnostic in his later life who did not believe in forcing religion on children. His father fell ill aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikorski Palace
The Sikorski Palace ( pl, Pałacyk Sikorskiego) is a historical building located on ''ulica Srebrna'' (Silver Street) in Warsaw, Poland. In 1877 the property was purchased by sculptor Aleksander Sikorski. In 1880 he built the palace, next to it locating his stonemason's workshop. Sikorski died the following year, and his children sold the palace to a nearby stonemason. In 1895 Maurycy Borman bought the property, and between 1905 and 1929 it was owned by his wife Cecylia. Since 1937 the palace has been property of the State Treasury. In 1973 it was rebuilt to a design by Zygmunt Łuszczyński. Ever since, the palace has housed the Wola Museum, now a subdivision of the Museum of Warsaw. File:Museum Wola, Warschau DSC 1639.JPG, Façade of Sikorski Palace File:Museum Wola, Warschau DSC 1642.JPG, Plaque commemorating the building's importance during the Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising ( pl, powstanie warszawskie; german: Warschauer Aufstand) was a major World War II op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
