Showing posts with label Ujazdowskie Avenue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ujazdowskie Avenue. Show all posts

Saturday, 22 May 2010

The Royal Łazienki Park-Palace Complex



One of Europe's finest parks laid out in the 17th century, it delights tourists and Warsaw inhabitants to this day.




The Fryderyk Chopin Monument: designed by W. Szymanowski, unveiled in 1926. In summertime Chopin music concerts take place beside the monument.


The Belvedere:


Erected circa 1660. Since moving the official seat of the President Of the Republic of Poland to the "Governor's Palace" in the city centre, Belveder is used by the President and the Government for cereminial purposes.




Friday, 21 May 2010

Ujazdowskie Avenue

This street links Trzech Krzyży Square and Belwederska Street. It's Warsaw's most elegant avenue with historical places, villas, splendid facades, embassies, buldings of the Council of Ministers and beatiful green parks- the Ujazdowski Park and the Royal Łazienki Park-Palace with the Belvedere.




The Ujazdowski Park contains the sculpture "Gladiator" by P.Weloński, and "Eve" by E. Witting. The park balance, in use non-stop since 1912, is worth a visit.


The Ujazdowski Castle was demolished in 1954 and rebuilt in 1975. From 1981 the Centre for Contemporary Art, organizing exhibitions of outstanding artists from all around the world.