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St. Alexander's Church  
   

St. Alexander's Church

"The church was designed by Peter Aigner and is in fact modelled on the Pantheon in Rome as evidenced by the levelled dome and the vestibule columns. If you stand in the middle of the square, you will see the stuccoed interior with the figures of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Crusifixion scene on the High alter."
Warsaw Trip

April 27th 2007
I enjoyed my visit to Poland, but did not fall in love with it. I thought it woudl be more like Russia and there is no doubt a lot of Russian influence, but it seemed more European to me than Russian. The city is practically brand new, but still looks original. After the wars, it was completely destroyed (95%). There are very few original buidlings still remaining, but different than Berlin, it w ... read more
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Polish Flag 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
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