Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw

The Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw, also known as the Warsaw Nike, is a statue located at the intersection of Nowy Przejazd and Aleja Solidarności in .
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: statue
  • Description: monument in Warsaw, Poland
  • Also known as: “Nike”, “Nike Monument”, and “Warsaw Nike”
  • Inscription: “Bohaterom Warszawy 1939-1945”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sigismund’s Column and Blank Palace.

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Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at , Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history. is situated 320 metres northeast of Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw.

Castle
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The is a historic building on Senatorska Street in , . It is adjacent the much larger Jabłonowski Palace. The palace was built by architect Szymon Bogumił Zug between 1762 and 1764 for Filip Nereusz Szaniawski. is situated 130 metres southeast of Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw.

Castle
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The is an 18th-century magnate's mansion in , . Situated at the junction of Podwale and Miodowa Streets, it was constructed for the aristocratic Branicki-Gryf family in the Rococo style. is situated 200 metres northeast of Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old and New Town and Mariensztat.

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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
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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.

Locality
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The is a feature of the historical city centre of . It is a line running from the through the , the Krakowskie Przedmieście, Saxon Square, Saxon Palace, , to Plac Żelaznej Bramy.

Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw

Latitude
52.24591° or 52° 14′ 45″ north
Longitude
21.0092° or 21° 0′ 33″ east
Inception
December 15th, 1997
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9G4362W5+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1559054664
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q4706409
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In Other Languages

From French to Vietnamese—“Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw” goes by many names.
  • French: “monument aux héros de Varsovie”
  • French: “Monument aux héros de Varsovie”
  • German: “Denkmal der Helden Warschaus”
  • Greek: “Μνημείο για τους ήρωες της Βαρσοβίας”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטה לגיבורי ורשה”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bohaterów Warszawy”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Nike”
  • Polish: “Warszawska Nike”
  • Russian: “Памятник героям Варшавы”
  • Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник героям Варшави”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài tưởng niệm các anh hùng của Warszawa”

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