Warsaw Insurgents Square
Warsaw Insurgents Square, still popularly known by its former name Napoleon Square, is a square in the Śródmieście district of Warsaw. Located at the junction of ulica Świętokrzyska and ulica Szpitalna and near Nowy Świat, it is one of Warsaw's central squares.Photo: Boston9, CC BY 3.0 pl.
- Type: Square
- Description: square in Warsaw
- Also known as: “Warsaw Uprising Square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum in Warsaw and Prudential House.
National Museum in Warsaw
Museum
Photo: Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum in Warsaw is a national museum in Warsaw, one of the largest museums in Poland and the largest in the capital. It comprises a collection of ancient art, counting about 11,000 objects, an extensive gallery of Polish painting since the 16th century and a collection of foreign painting including Italian, French, Flemish, Dutch, German and Russian works. National Museum in Warsaw is situated 1 km southeast of Warsaw Insurgents Square.
Prudential House
Hotel
Photo: Boston9, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
The Prudential House, officially known now as the Hotel Warszawa, is a historic skyscraper hotel in Warsaw, Poland, located on Warsaw Insurgents Square along Świętokrzyska Street. Prudential House is situated 130 metres northwest of Warsaw Insurgents Square.
NBP Money Centre
Museum
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
NBP Money Centre is a museum, which is situated 170 metres northeast of Warsaw Insurgents Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Śródmieście and Śródmieście Północne.
Śródmieście
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Śródmieście is the central district of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It hosts the most tourist attractions, cultural institutions, and restaurants, and is the hub of the city's nightlife.
Saxon Axis
Locality
Photo: Sfu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saxon Axis is a feature of the historical city centre of Warsaw. It is a line running from the Vistula through the Presidential Palace, the Krakowskie Przedmieście, Saxon Square, Saxon Palace, Saxon Garden, Lubomirski Palace to Plac Żelaznej Bramy.
Warsaw Insurgents Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Śródmieście, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.23479° or 52° 14′ 5″ northLongitude
21.0136° or 21° 0′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9G4362M7+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 462618801OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q7970920
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Warsaw Insurgents Square” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Пляц Варшаўскіх паўстанцаў”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان انتفاضة وارسو”
- French: “Plac Powstańców Warszawy”
- French: “place des Insurgés-de-Varsovie”
- French: “Place des Insurgés-de-Varsovie”
- Japanese: “ワルシャワ蜂起記念広場”
- Polish: “plac Napoleona”
- Polish: “Plac Powstańców Warszawy w Warszawie”
- Polish: “plac Warecki”
- Spanish: “Plaza de los Insurgentes de Varsovia”
- Spanish: “Plaza del Levantamiento de Varsovia”
- Vietnamese: “Quảng trường khởi nghĩa Warszawa”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include European Consumer Centre and Wojewódzki Inspektorat Inspekcji Handlowej.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and Plac Powstańców Warszawy.
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