Ujazdowski Castle

Ujazdowski Castle = Zamek Ujazdowski. Rebuilt by King Stanisław Poniatowski in 1766 and again in 1784. From 1809 to World War II it was used as a military hospital. Restored in 1977. Adaptive reuse in 1985 as the Center for Contemporary Art. "... the Military Hospital (Szpital Ujazdowski); formerly a royal summer-palace".--Baedeker 1914. DSC_0094p1

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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