Sigismund’s Column

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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Square and St. John’s Archcathedral.

Square
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is a historic in front of the Royal Castle – the former official residence of Polish monarchs – located in , Poland. It is a popular meeting place for tourists and locals.

Church
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St John's Archcathedral is a Catholic church within the in , . The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the . is situated 180 metres north of Sigismund’s Column.

Church
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St. Anne's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the historic center of , , adjacent to the , at Krakowskie Przedmieście 68. It is one of Poland's most notable churches with a Neoclassical facade. is situated 140 metres southeast of Sigismund’s Column.

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.

Quarter
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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 .

Sigismund’s Column

Latitude
52.24725° or 52° 14′ 50″ north
Longitude
21.01338° or 21° 0′ 48″ east
Inception
1644
Open location code
9G4362W7+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238615551
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q958585
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Sigismund’s Column” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Калёна Жыгімонта”
  • Belarusian: “Калона Жыгімонта III Вазы”
  • Belarusian: “Калона Жыгімонта”
  • Bulgarian: “Колона на Зигмунт III Васа”
  • Bulgarian: “Колоната на Зигмунт III Ваза”
  • Catalan: “Columna de Segimon”
  • Chinese: “西吉斯蒙德圆柱”
  • Czech: “Sloup krále Zikmunda III.”
  • Dutch: “Zygmunt-zuil”
  • Esperanto: “Kolono de Sigismondo”
  • Estonian: “Zygmunti sammas”
  • French: “colonne de Sigismond”
  • French: “Colonne de Sigismond”
  • Georgian: “სიგიზმუნდის სვეტი”
  • German: “Sigismundssäule”
  • Greek: “Στήλη του Σιγισμούνδου”
  • Hebrew: “עמוד המלך זיגמונט”
  • Hungarian: “Zsigmond-oszlop”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Sigismondo”
  • Korean: “지그문트 3세 바사 기둥”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sigismundsøylen”
  • Norwegian: “Sigismundsøylen”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Zygmunta III Wazy”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Zygmunta”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna de Sigismundo”
  • Romanian: “Coloana lui Sigismund din Varșovia”
  • Russian: “Колонна короля Сигизмунда в Варшаве”
  • Russian: “Колонна короля Сигизмунда”
  • Russian: “Колонна Сигизмунда”
  • Slovenian: “Sigismundov steber”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Segismundo”
  • Swedish: “Sigismundkolonnen”
  • Swiss German: “Sigismundsüüle”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Sigismundssäule”
  • Ukrainian: “Колона короля Сигізмунда”
  • Ukrainian: “Колона Сигізмунда”
  • Vietnamese: “Cột Sigismund”

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Highlights include Most gotycki and John House.

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