Warsaw Barbican

The Warsaw Barbican is a barbican in , , and one of few remaining relics of the complex network of historic fortifications that once encircled Warsaw. Located between the and , it is a major tourist attraction.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. John’s Archcathedral and Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum.

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 300 metres southeast of Warsaw Barbican.

Museum
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The is a museum in , , devoted to the life and work of Polish double Nobel laureate Maria Skłodowska-Curie, who discovered the chemical elements polonium and radium. is situated 150 metres northwest of Warsaw Barbican.

Museum
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is a museum in the Old Town Market Place in , . It was established in 1936. is situated 110 metres southeast of Warsaw Barbican.

Places in the Area

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

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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.

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 .

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.

Warsaw Barbican

Latitude
52.25061° or 52° 15′ 2″ north
Longitude
21.01018° or 21° 0′ 37″ east
Inception
~1548
Open location code
9G437226+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 249395313
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1108269
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Warsaw Barbican” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Барбакан”
  • Chinese: “華沙甕城”
  • Dutch: “Warsaw Barbican”
  • French: “barbacane”
  • French: “Barbacane”
  • German: “Barbakan (Warschau)”
  • German: “Barbakan”
  • Greek: “Παρατηρητήριο της Βαρσοβίας”
  • Hungarian: “Barbakán”
  • Italian: “Barbacane di Varsavia”
  • Korean: “바르샤바 바르바칸”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Portfestningen i Warszawa”
  • Norwegian: “Portfestningen i Warszawa”
  • Polish: “Barbakan w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Barbakan”
  • Russian: “Барбакан (оборонительное сооружение)”
  • Russian: “Варшавский барбакан”
  • Slovenian: “Varšavski barbakan”
  • Spanish: “Barbacana de Varsovia”
  • Ukrainian: “Варшавський барбакан”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành lũy Warszawa”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pauline Church of the Holy Spirit and Paul The Hermit and Scena Letnia w Lapidarium.

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