Łazienki Palace

Palace on the Water = Pałac na Wodzie or Łazienki Palace = Pałac Łazienkowski at Łazienki Park. Built in 1772-1792 for Poland’s last monarch, Stanisław August Poniatowski and served as his summer residence. Rebuilt in 1960. North façade. "The small imperial château of Łazienki (i.e. 'Baths'; Łazienki Królewskie) makes a most attractive impression, especially when viewed from the artificial water, and its light colouring contrasts very effectively with the verdure of the park. It was built in the Italian style for King Stanislaus Poniatowski in 1767-88 and was acquired by Emp. Alexander I in 1817".--Baedeker 1914. DSC_0077p1

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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Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more

4th May 2022

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Warsaw
This looks like a lovely city and we hope to visit soon. We'd better go before something happens ....

AndrewHL
Andrew Lisowski

Warsaw
What was particularly impressive about Warsaw is that Poland worked so hard to rebuilt it after World War II. Nearly 90 per cent of the city was destroyed. It took them decades, but they put it all back together. That took determination.

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