Chapter 545: Reconstructed Cultural Heritage
Warsaw International Airport is Chopin International Airport, which takes its name in honor of Chopin, the country's famous composer. Warsaw Chopin International Airport is a dual-use airport and the busiest airport in Poland.
LOT Polish Airlines has 70 aircraft, regular flights to 38 countries and 91 cities, 131 international routes with a total length of 196,000 kilometers, 7.17 million passengers and 41,000 tons of cargo.
The city covers an area of 446 square kilometers, with 65 large and small parks, green streets, green lawns and small flower beds, and the whole city is hidden in a sea of green flowers. The city has a total area of more than 12,000 hectares of green space, accounting for about 27% of the total area of the city, and the number of people accounts for about 77.7 square meters, ranking first among major cities in the world.
Another outstanding feature of Warsaw's greenery is the combination of urban greenery and fruit and vegetable gardens, which now have 2,700 hectares, or 6% of the city's total area. Sheds were built in the orchards and rented out to city dwellers.
Employees can bring their families here to operate fruit trees, or plant vegetables and flowers, and live an "idyllic" life.
The reconstruction of the old city of Warsaw began before World War II.
At that time, Hitler cried out: to destroy Poland in a short time. The Poles were very angry, but the Polish rulers at that time were cowardly and incompetent. Out of love for the architectural heritage of the motherland, the teachers and students of the Department of Architecture of the University of Warsaw have made surveys and maps of the main blocks and important buildings of the old city of Warsaw.
As soon as the war broke out, they hid all these drawings in caves, and although the houses and streets were destroyed, their images were preserved.
When rebuilding the city of Warsaw after the war, the Soviets advocated the construction of a new, socialist model of Warsaw. Many of Warsaw's residents gathered in front of the city hall to discuss, and the University of Warsaw exhibited drawings of the old city that they had drawn before the war, and a consensus was formed to restore Warsaw's original old town, which eventually forced the government to change its original decision.
When the news of the restoration of the old city of Warsaw spread, 300,000 Poles who had wandered abroad returned at once.
The Polish government complied with the demands of the people and organized them to devote themselves to the labor of rebuilding Warsaw, and the whole of Poland set off a high patriotic upsurge, and the people's homeland was rebuilt, which was the famous "Warsaw speed" after the war.
The Old Town of Warsaw was later inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980 as a special exception.
World Heritage sites are generally rejected, but the people of Warsaw have taken the initiative to protect their national culture and historical traditions, setting an example for all the world's ancient cities and having an important impact on the preservation of ancient cities in Europe.
So, it became an exception.
To be honest, you can't miss the ancient city of Warsaw.
Ye Chao has been to the castle square.
Warsaw's Castle Square, also known as Palace Square, is a huge square located at the southern end of Warsaw's Old Town. In the center of the square is a monument to Kigmund III, who moved the Polish capital from Krakow to Warsaw.
The Royal Palace of Warsaw, also known as Warsaw Castle, was built at the end of the 13th century. The building is pentagonal, beautiful and magnificent. In 1939, Germany bombed Poland and destroyed the palace, but in 1971 it was rebuilt with social funds.
The restored palace was opened to the public in 1984.
At the southern end of the palace square stands a granite column, topped by a bronze statue of Chigmunt III, who decided to make Warsaw the capital.
This column is one of the oldest monuments in Warsaw and one of the symbols of Warsaw. The Royal Palace Gallery is full of Polish historical paintings depicted by some of the most famous painters in Polish history. The Royal Palace of Warsaw is a cultural symbol of Poland's thousand-year-old tradition and a witness to the rise and fall of the nation.
There are many horse-drawn carriages waiting for guests to ride in the square, and on the opposite side of the square there is the old royal palace, which is now used as a museum, and a small tourist information center.
The buildings of Warsaw's Old Town have been restored and rebuilt at a later date, but this does not stop people from appreciating its beauty.
There are many attractions in the Old Town, such as the mermaid statue, the Royal Palace, the Old Town Square and the Marie Curie Museum. You can spend half a day in the Old Town admiring the surrounding architecture and tasting authentic Polish specialties.
At the same time, there is also a monument to Copernicus......
The Nicolaus Copernicus Monument is one of Warsaw's famous landmarks, erected before the Staszic Palace in memory of the great Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who proposed heliocentrism.
The Old Town Market Square is the central square of Warsaw's Old Town.
Until the 18th century, it was the center of the city and hosted fairs, and today the square is surrounded by restaurants, gift shops, and cafés.
Also, Pilsudski Square.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was built in 1925 and destroyed during World War II. Today, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has been renovated from the ruins. The marble is engraved with the locations and dates of battles fought by the Polish army, and the tomb contains earth collected from the battlefields where Polish martyrs died.
Saxony Park is named after the old royal palace of Saxony, which was destroyed in World War II as the palace of the Polish General Staff.
There is, of course, the National Museum.
Built between 1926 and 1938, the museum includes the Museum of Ancient Art, the Museum of Foreign Art, the Museum of Polish Art and the Exhibition of Polish Local Paintings. The museum also has several branches.
Also, the Basilica of the Holy Cross.
The Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw was built between 1679 and 1696 during the Second World War and was destroyed during the Anti-Nazi Uprising and rebuilt after the war. The church is buried with the heart of the Polish pianist Chopin and the heart of the Nobel Prize-winning home Lemont.
Palace of Culture and Science......
Located next to Warsaw Central Station, it is one of the tallest buildings in the center of Warsaw. It was built in 1952-1955 by the Soviets and donated to Poland by the Soviets, with a height of 237 meters and a total of 38 floors. There is a viewing platform on the roof of the building, which overlooks the whole city.
and Lazienki Park......
In 1766, the King of Poland purchased the land for the construction of a garden and a summer palace. In the park, there is the Palacysleicki (Water Palace) built on the island in the middle of the lake, the Belvedere Palace (Bel), the official residence of the President, the Italian-style amphitheater, and the old theater from the 18th century.
There is also a bronze statue of the famous Polish pianist Chopin, built in 1926.
Villanuf Palace.
10 kilometers south of the city, the former summer residence of the Polish kings, the Baroque palace building known as the "Little Versailles". The palace is surrounded by 43 hectares of large gardens with orangeries, English gardens and Chinese gardens.
Warsaw Presidential Palace......
Pašac Prezydencki is a neoclassical building built in 1818 with a statue of Prince Jozef Poniatoski in front of it. It served as Napoleon's headquarters and is now the official residence of the President of Poland.
Mermaid Statue ......
The bronze statue is the symbol of Warsaw City and is 2.5 meters high. It is the legendary mermaid who defeats the water monsters of the Vistula.
Nebrauv Palace......
It is more than 80 kilometers southwest of Warsaw. Classic Italian Baroque manor-style architecture. Designed and built by Dutch architects in the 17th century, it was expanded and built into a beautiful park in the 18th century.
The aristocratic estate of Bishop Rajjovsky is now a branch of the National Museum in Warsaw. It was once a meeting place for the aristocracy. The palace has many precious works of art on display.
Next to the palace there are stables and two citrus orchards, with the "Stone Woman" and the Pillar of Disgrace of the Early Romantic period.