Skwer Willy’ego Brandta

Skwer Willy’ego Brandta is a square in Śródmieście, Warsaw, Mazowieckie. Skwer Willy’ego Brandta is situated nearby to the memorial Willy Brandt Monument, as well as near Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews and Willy Brandt Monument.

Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Museum

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POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews is a museum dedicated to preserving and recalling the memory of the history of Jews in Poland. The museum is located on the site of the former Warsaw Ghetto. Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews is situated 120 metres east of Skwer Willy’ego Brandta.

Willy Brandt Monument

Memorial

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The Willy Brandt Monument in Warsaw is a monument located in Willy Brandt Square, Warsaw, Poland, near the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It commemorates German chancellor Willy Brandt and the Warschauer Kniefall, Brandt's act of kneeling at a monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during his visit in 1970.

Pawiak

Museum

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Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Congress Poland. During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia. Pawiak is situated 340 metres south of Skwer Willy’ego Brandta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muranów and Muranów Południowy.

Muranów

Quarter

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Muranów is a neighbourhood in the districts of Śródmieście and Wola in central Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It was founded in the 17th century. The name is derived from the palace belonging to Simone Giuseppe Belotti, a Venetian architect, who originally came to Warsaw from the island of Murano.