Franz Liszt

Bust of composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Popiersie Franciszka Liszta. Given to Warsaw by Budapest and sculpted in 2011 to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Łazienki Park. DSC_0047

Warsaw - Day 3

September 15th 2018
Today we had our formal Collette coach tour of Warsaw. We started at Łazienki Park. It was originally a royal preserve laid out with palaces and monuments. It became a public park for Warsaw in 1918. Many interesting items were to be found here. At the entrance, a monument honors Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935), a leader in the Polish independence movement and twice head of state. (His Cadillac is ... read more

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