Warsaw, First Steps - Poland 4K Travel Channel
After arriving in Warsaw in the evening in the dark, we set off the next morning to explore the center of the city. Unfortunately, the weather plays a trick on us; it rains. We only have a rough idea in which direction we should go. So we miss the right metro exit and drive one station too far.
When we see the daylight again, we stand on the bank of the Vistula with a view to the Świętokrzyski Bridge and the stadium PGE Narodowy. It is the Polish national stadium, built for the football EM 2012.
So we drive back one metro station and get off at the station Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet. As the name suggests, we are at the Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet. In front of it stands a famous monument of Nicolaus Copernicus.
On behalf of Stanisław Staszic, a representative of the Enlightenment in Poland, one built the monument in 1822. One copy of it stands in Montreal and one in Chicago. We walk along Krakowskie Przedmieście, past the Museum of Modern Art and the University.
In front of the Visitationist Church, we find a monument to the popular Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, the former primate of Poland.
Then follows the Hotel Bristol and the President's Palace. On the opposite side is the Potocki Palace, which houses the Ministry of Culture today. In front of both buildings is an exhibition of armed forces vehicles and a temporary monument to the war victims.
The presidential palace was originally privately owned. In 1818, it passed into the possession of the Kingdom of Poland. Later it became the seat of the Russian governor. Since 1995, it has been the seat of the Polish president. Next to it is the Carmelite Church.
We reach Warsaw Castle Square with the Sigismund Column. Sigismund declared Warsaw the capital of Poland in 1596. The castle is on the south side of the square. You still can see parts of the old city wall in the north.
Since the weather is still not better, we decide to have breakfast first. The birds in the old town market find this also a good idea.
Then we visit the castle, to be seen in a separate video. Our assumption that after visiting the castle the weather is a bit better again, turns out to be correct.
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Nachdem wir am Abend bereits bei Dunkelheit in Warschau angekommen sind, machen wir uns am nächsten Morgen auf um das Zentrum der Stadt zu erkunden. Leider spielt uns das Wetter einen Streich; es regnet. Wir haben nur eine ungefähre Ahnung, in welche Richtung wir fahren sollen, deshalb verpassen wir in der Metro den rechtzeitigen Ausstieg und fahren eine Station zu weit.
Als wir wieder das Tageslicht erblicken, stehen wir am Ufer der Weichsel mit Ausblick auf die Świętokrzyski Bridge und das Stadion PGE Narodowy, das polnische Nationalstadion, das für die Fußball EM 2012 erbaut wurde.
Also fahren wir wieder eine Metro Station zurück und steigen an der Station Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet aus. Wie der Name schon vermuten lässt befinden wir uns an der Nowy Świat-Uniwersytet, vor der ein berühmtes Denkmal von Nikolaus Kopernikus steht,
Es wurde 1822 im Auftrag von Stanisław Staszic, einem Vertreter der Aufklärung errichtet. Eine Kopie davon steht in Montreal und eine in Chicago. Wir gehen die Krakowskie Przedmieście entlang, vorbei am Museum für moderne Kunst und der Universität.
Vor der Visitantinnen-Kirche finden wir ein Denkmal des beliebten Stefan Kardinal Wyszyński, dem ehemaligen Primas von Polen.
Danach folgt das Hotel Bristol und der Präsidenten Palast. Vor diesem und dem gegenüber liegenden Potocki-Palast, in dem sich heute das Kultusministerium befindet, werden Wehrmachtsfahrzeuge ausgestellt und an einem provisorischen Denkmal der Kriegsopfer gedacht.
Der Präsidentenpalast war ursprünglich in Privatbesitz. 1818 ging er in den Besitz des Königreichs Polen über. Danach wurde es Sitz des russischen Statthalters. Seit 1995 ist es Sitz des polnischen Präsidenten. An den Präsidentenpalast schließt die Karmeliterkirche an.
Wir erreichen den Warschauer Schlossplatz mit der Sigismundsäule. Sigismund erklärte Warschau 1596 zur Hauptstadt von Polen. An der Südseite des Platzes befindet sich das Schloss. Im Norden kann man noch Teile der alten Stadtmauer sehen.
Da das Wetter noch immer nicht besser ist beschließen wir erst einmal Frühstücken zu gehen. Die Vögle auf dem Altstadtmarkt finden das auch eine gute Idee.
Danach besuchen wir das Schloss (zu sehen in einem eigenen Video). Unsere Vermutung trifft zu, dass nach dem Besuch des Schlosses das Wetter wieder etwas besser ist.
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Niepokalanów monastery (so called City of the Immaculate Mother of God) is a Roman Catholic religious community in Teresin (42 km to the west from Warsaw), Poland founded in 1927 by Friar Minor Conventual Friar Maximilian Kolbe, who was later canonized as a saint-martyr of the Catholic Church. After the war the printing house in Niepokalanów was reopened and The Knight of the Immaculate was issued again. In 1948-1954 there was built a new church, since April 1980 called basilica minor. In June 1950, according to the decree of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, a new parish in Niepokalanów was established (6500 faithful circa). The church and the monastery were visited by Pope John Paul II during his second Pastoral Visit in Poland, on 18 of June 1983. The visit of the Pope made Niepokalanów famous not only in Poland, but also abroad. The Pope called the monastery a heroic place where saint Maximilian lived and the environment of the Immaculate. Many pilgrims want to visit the place, sacred by activity of St Maximilian, and pray in the local basilica. They also can see the Museum of St Maximilian (called There was a Man), established in 1998, and a wooden old chapel, one of the first buildings here, constructed in 1927 for the friars and rebuilt two years later so the local faithful could attend the celebrations and services. The monastery became also a place where many religious meeting are held...
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00:04:09 1 Etymology and names
00:06:25 2 History
00:06:34 2.1 Early history
00:07:37 2.2 16th to 18th centuries
00:09:58 2.3 19th and 20th centuries
00:11:51 2.4 Capital of Second Polish Republic: 1918–39
00:13:41 2.5 Second World War
00:16:49 2.6 1945–1989: Warsaw during the People's Republic
00:18:37 2.7 Recent times: 1989–present
00:19:25 3 Geography
00:19:34 3.1 Location and topography
00:23:13 3.2 Climate
00:24:30 3.3 Cityscape
00:25:37 3.3.1 Architecture
00:31:00 3.4 Landmarks
00:34:41 3.4.1 Flora and fauna
00:40:31 4 Society and demographics
00:42:55 4.1 Immigrant population
00:43:44 4.2 Religion
00:45:21 5 Government and politics
00:46:16 5.1 Municipal government
00:50:49 5.2 Districts
00:51:59 6 Economy
00:52:37 6.1 Business and commerce
00:55:00 6.2 Warsaw Stock Exchange
00:56:02 6.3 Industry
00:58:40 7 Education
01:01:52 8 Transport and infrastructure
01:05:50 8.1 Infrastructure
01:07:22 9 Culture
01:07:31 9.1 Music and theatre
01:10:28 9.2 Events
01:12:16 9.3 Museums and art galleries
01:15:50 9.4 Media and film
01:18:07 9.5 Sports
01:20:58 9.6 Warsaw Mermaid
01:23:38 10 Famous people
01:25:27 11 Rankings
01:25:54 12 International relations
01:26:04 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
01:26:20 12.2 Partnerships
01:26:28 13 Warsaw in art and literature
01:26:38 14 See also
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Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa [varˈʂava] (listen); see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Once described as the Paris of the East, Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege for which it was later awarded Poland's highest military decoration for heroism, the Virtuti Militari. Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the destruction of the Ghetto after a month of combat. A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation and systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Warsaw gained the new title of Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II, which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.Warsaw is one of Europe's most dynamic metropolitan cities. In 2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world. In 2017 the city came 4th in the Business-friendly category and 8th in Human capital and life style. It was also ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The city is a significant centre of research and development, Business process outsourcing, Information technology outsourcing, as well as of the Polish media industry. The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest and most important in Central and Eastern Europe. Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security as well as ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have their headquarters in Warsaw. Together with Frankfurt, London and Paris, Warsaw is also one of the ...
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Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa [varˈʂava] ( listen); see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.765 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 8th most-populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometres (199.6 sq mi), while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres (2,355.39 sq mi). Warsaw is an alpha global city, a major international tourist destination, and a significant cultural, political and economic hub. Its historical Old Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Once described as the Paris of the East, Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II. Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939, the city withstood a siege for which it was later awarded Poland's highest military decoration for heroism, the Virtuti Militari. Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the destruction of the Ghetto after a month of combat. A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation and systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula–Oder Offensive. Warsaw gained the new title of Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II, which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins.Warsaw is one of Europe's most dynamic metropolitan cities. In 2012 the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Warsaw as the 32nd most liveable city in the world. In 2017 the city came 4th in the Business-friendly category and 8th in Human capital and life style. It was also ranked as one of the most liveable cities in Central and Eastern Europe.
The city is a significant centre of research and development, Business process outsourcing, Information technology outsourcing, as well as of the Polish media industry. The Warsaw Stock Exchange is the largest and most important in Central and Eastern Europe. Frontex, the European Union agency for external border security as well as ODIHR, one of the principal institutions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have their headquarters in Warsaw. Together with Frankfurt, London and Paris, Warsaw is also one of the cities with the highest number of skyscrapers in the European Union.The city is the seat of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Warsaw, the Warsaw Polytechnic, the National Museum, the Great Theatre—National Opera, the largest of its kind in the world, and the Zachęta National Gallery of Art. The picturesque Old Town of Warsaw, which represents examples of nearly every European architectural style and historical period, was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. Other main architectural attractions include the Castle Square with the Royal Castle and the iconic King Sigismund's Column, the Wilanów Palace, the Łazienki Palace, St. John's Cathedral, Main Market Square, palaces, churches and mansions all displaying a richness of colour and detail. Warsaw is renowned for its bars, restaurants, art galleries and, most notably, several dozen museums and outspread greenery, with around a quarter of the city's area occupied by parks.
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The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Soviet dominance and communist rule imposed after the end of World War II over Poland, as reestablished within new borders. These years, while featuring general industrialization and urbanization and many improvements in the standard of living, were marred by social unrest, political strife and severe economic difficulties.
Near the end of World War II, the advancing Soviet Red Army pushed out the Nazi German forces from occupied Poland. In February 1945, the Yalta Conference sanctioned the formation of a provisional government of Poland from a compromise coalition, until postwar elections. Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, manipulated the implementation of that ruling. A practically communist-controlled Provisional Government of National Unity was formed in Warsaw by ignoring the Polish government-in-exile based in London since 1940.
During the subsequent Potsdam Conference in July–August 1945, the three major Allies ratified the colossal westerly shift of Polish borders and approved its new territory between the Oder–Neisse line and Curzon Line. Following the destruction of the Polish-Jewish population in the Holocaust, the flight and expulsion of Germans in the west, resettlement of Ukrainians in the east, and the repatriation of Poles from Kresy, Poland became for the first time in its history an ethnically homogeneous nation-state without prominent minorities. The new government solidified its political power over the next two years, while the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) under Bolesław Bierut gained firm control over the country, which would become part of the postwar Soviet sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe.
Following Stalin's death in 1953, a political thaw in the Soviet sphere allowed a more liberal faction of the Polish communists, led by Władysław Gomułka, to gain power. By the mid-1960s, Poland began experiencing increasing economic as well as political difficulties. They culminated in the 1968 Polish political crisis and the 1970 Polish protests, when a consumer price hike led to a wave of strikes. The government introduced a new economic program based on large-scale borrowing from the West, which resulted in a rise in living standards and expectations, but the program meant growing integration of Poland's economy with the world economy and it faltered after the 1973 oil crisis. In 1976, the government of Edward Gierek was forced to raise prices again and this led to the June 1976 protests.
This cycle of repression and reform and the economic-political struggle acquired new characteristics with the 1978 election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. Wojtyła's unexpected elevation strengthened the opposition to the authoritarian and ineffective system of nomenklatura-run state socialism, especially with the pope's first visit to Poland in 1979. In early August 1980, a new wave of strikes resulted in the founding of the independent trade union Solidarity (Polish Solidarność) led by electrician Lech Wałęsa. The growing strength and activity of the opposition caused the government of Wojciech Jaruzelski to declare martial law in December 1981. However, with the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union, increasing pressure from the West, and dysfunctional economy, the regime was forced to negotiate with its opponents. The 1989 Round Table Talks led to Solidarity's participation in the 1989 election. Its candidates' striking victory gave rise to the first of the succession of transitions from communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe. In 1990, Jaruzelski resigned from the presidency of the Republic of Poland; following the presidential election, he was succeeded by Wałęsa.