Warsaw Uprising Monument

Warsaw Uprising Monument is a monument in , Poland, dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. Unveiled in 1989, it was designed by Jacek Budyn and sculpted by Wincenty Kućma.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Krasiński Square and Krasiński Palace.

Square
is a square in the of , . The square itself is adjacent to Warsaw Old Town and features buildings of great historical and national significance.

Historic building
Photo: Sfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as the Palace of the Commonwealth, is a reconstructed Baroque palace in , , on . Initially erected between 1677 and 1683 for the powerful Krasiński family, it was heavily damaged during World War II and rebuilt in the mid-20th century. is situated 140 metres west of Warsaw Uprising Monument.

Church
The is the main garrison church of and the representative cathedral of the entire Polish Army. In the past the church served a variety of communities and roles: it used to be the church of the Collegium Nobilium and in the 19th century was also turned into a Russian Orthodox church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town, Warsaw and Old and New Town.

Quarter
New Town, Polish: Nowe Miasto, historically known as New Warsaw is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of , , located within the district of .

The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of . Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of . The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighbourhood along the river in central , the capital of . Situated between the riverbank and the UNESCO-protected Old Town, is part of the larger Śródmieście borough and is one of the city's smallest neighbourhoods.

Warsaw Uprising Monument

Latitude
52.24937° or 52° 14′ 58″ north
Longitude
21.00592° or 21° 0′ 21″ east
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
Open location code
9G4362X4+P9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1327606552
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Geo­Names ID
11839827
Wiki­data ID
Q450966
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Warsaw Uprising Monument” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Վարշավայի ապստամբության մասնակիցների հուշարձան
  • Bengali: ওয়ারশ স্মৃতিসৌধ
  • Catalan: Monument a l’Aixecament de Varsovia
  • Chinese: 华沙起义纪念碑
  • Dutch: Warsaw Uprising Monument
  • Esperanto: Monumento de Varsovia Ribelo
  • French: monument de l’insurrection de Varsovie
  • French: Monument de l’insurrection de Varsovie
  • German: Denkmal des Warschauer Aufstandes
  • German: Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego
  • Greek: Μνημείο Εξέγερσης της Βαρσοβίας
  • Hebrew: אנדרטת מרד ורשה
  • Japanese: ワルシャワ蜂起記念碑
  • Korean: 바르샤바 봉기 기념물
  • Polish: Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego
  • Russian: Памятник участникам Варшавского восстания
  • Slovenian: Spomenik varšavski vstaji
  • Spanish: Monumento al Alzamiento de Varsovia
  • Ukrainian: Пам’ятник Варшавському повстанню

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