Varšuva {Warsaw} - my photos

[DocentX]

Hello Lithuanian friends

I would like to present some photos that I took recently in my home town Warsaw.

There are quite a lot of stereotypes about the city - some people associate it with grey commie blocks, some with skyscrapers.

I would like to show that there is much much more.



All photos were taken by me very recently (June 2006).

Warsaw skyline - not the best quality photo, but I like it anyway



'Ujazdowskie' avenue



'Ujazdowski' park









Polish parliament



'Wiejska' steet ('Village' street)









pl. Trzech Krzyzy (Three cross square) - very trendy part of the city.











Ksiazeca street ('Prince' street) - in front You can see Warsaw Stock Exchange



'Jerozolimskie' avenue (Jerusalem avenue)



'Foksal' street - another trendy part of the city - full of good clubs









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this high blue building is ... student dormitory



and Marszalkowska street (Marshall street) - very long street - one of main and most know streets in Warsaw, however this part of Marszalkowska street is not that popular.







and 'Zbawiciela' square





'Mokotowska' street (one of my favorite in Warsaw - I am working here)











and office building of my company







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some photos from the city center - if You'll come to Warsaw You will definately see this view. At the first plan ugly commie block - in fact it's a hotel - fortunately there are plans to demolish the building (or to redesign it completely).







more skyscrapers









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pl. Konstytucji (Constitution sqaure) - was build in 50's - very monumental architecture







view on 'Marszalkowska' street







view on 'Koszykowa' street



view on 'Piekna' street ('Beautiful' street)



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around pl. Politechniki ('University of Technology' square)

Warsaw University of Technology - main building



'Sniadeckich' street





'Lwowska' street (Lviv street) - very beautiful street with many buildings that surviewed the war.





























'Koszykowa' street









once more 'Constitution' square





view on southern part of 'Marszalkowska' street



northen part of 'Marszalkowska' street





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my office





'Mokotowska' street - another trendy place









the ugly building to the right will be redeveloped and tured into apartment house



I just love this building









view on 'Wilcza' street ("Wolf' street)



'Mokotowska' - we are heading to Three Cross square







again pl. Trzech Krzyzy (Three Cross square)







view on 'Ujazdowskie' avenue





'Nowy Swiat' street ('New World' street) - one of the most elegant streets in Warsaw - durign the weekends it's turned into pedestrian street.















'Krakowskie Przedmiescie' street - we are entering an area very popular among tourists.
Historicaly speaking 'Krakowskie Przedmiescie' was part of a route, which linked Old Warsaw with Krakow.



it was late evening when I was taking the photos...



Copernicus monument and in the backgruond Polish Academy of Science





Saint Cross church



Warsaw University main gate - my ex University



more of 'Krakowskie Przedmiescie'





'Europejski' hotel





'Bristol' hotel - one of the most luxurious in Warsaw





and Polish President palace



You can see the monument of Prince Jozef Poniatowski (one of national Polish heros - was fighting together with Napoleon)



another palace - now it's Ministry of Culture







and ... Mickiewicz monument I think I don't have to introduce this guy
Although he has never been to Warsaw, he has a very nice monument here






THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will post more photos soon (of course if You are interested )

[HAMMER]

Welcome DocentX a great amount of photos and all of them are very charming Foksal street made me a very good impression, it looks similar to Kaunas oldtown for me which I like very much

[Edd]

@DocentX:

Ofcourse we are interested, great photos. Warsaw is looking better and better.

P.S. Threads in English or any other languages should be created in this section: http://tinkle.miestai.net/forumdisplay.php?f=29

[DocentX]

@DocentX:

Ofcourse we are interested, great photos. Warsaw is looking better and better.

P.S. Threads in English or any other languages should be created in this section: http://tinkle.miestai.net/forumdisplay.php?f=29

OK

[vytauc]

Thanks, Docent, that's a bunch of great pics Warshaw indeed has to offer much more than commieblocks and scrapers

BTW, what the hell is that: http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/9...4medium6pk.jpg a palmtree in the middle of Warshaw??? Is it natural?

[DocentX]

Thanks, Docent, that's a bunch of great pics Warshaw indeed has to offer much more than commieblocks and scrapers

BTW, what the hell is that: http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/9...4medium6pk.jpg a palmtree in the middle of Warshaw??? Is it natural?

It's arificial.

It's some kind of artistic instalation - it stands in a center of Warsaw for two - three years now.

The street is called 'Jerusalem avenue', so the palm symbolizes Jerusalem.

[vytauc]

It's arificial.

It's some kind of artistic instalation - it stands in a center of Warsaw for two - three years now.

The street is called 'Jerusalem avenue', so the palm symbolizes Jerusalem.

Alright then- at some point I startet to bellieve that it's realy natural, cause it looks so

[Mantas]

Welcome and thank you for great photos

vytauc> Why are you shocked, we also have palms in our beach

[L3W]

Czesc DocentX! Jak ci leci?

Welcome, very nice photos and the city
I would like to visit Warsaw one day..

[taimis]

Thankyou very much DocentX, Warsaw looks wondeful, it seems that I know it already just from looking at the photos !


Dziękuję !

[Whose Homepage]

Thank you for this lavish extravaganza of superb Warsaw photos, DocentX!

A most wonderful and enjoyable series indeed!

It's a pleasure to have you here, so I say and may I offer you a beer?

[DocentX]

photos from Saturday (10.06.06)

view on 'Bankowy' square (Bank square)





Mostowskich palace under renovation



old Arsenal (now archeological museum)



entrance to the metro station 'Ratusz'



Dluga street (Long street)









Krasinskich park and Krasinskich palace











Krasinskich square











view on Miodowa street (Honey street)



Warsaw Uprising 1944 monument















again Dluga street and the old 'Nowe Miasto' (New Town) in a distance



a few photos from so called New Town











we are heading to the Old Town







Old Town defense walls









The Old Town











Old Town market square





























now we are heading to the 'Zamkowy' square (Castle square)





Warsaw Cathedral















'Zamkowy' (Castle) square















The Royal Castle

[DocentX]

around Castle square











view on 'Miodowa' street (Honey street)



Saint Ann church





view from 'Krakowskie Przedmiescie' street on the Old Town



'Krakowskie Przedmiescie' street







view on 'Bednarska' street



again 'Krakowskie Przedmiescie'

















we are leaving 'Krakowskie Przedmiescie' and heading to Metropolitan building



Metropolitan building and the back of 'Teatr Wielki' (The Great Theatre)



Metropolitan



back of 'Teatr Wielki' (The Great Theatre)



view on 'Pilsudskiego' square



Warsaw skyscrapers - view from 'Pilsudskiego' square





view on 'Europejski' hotel, monument to Jozef Pilsudski on the righ side of the picture.

Jozef Pilsudski - national hero for Poles, from Lithuanian perespecitve he is, let's say, not that popular.