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Palace of Culture13 viewsThis is definitely THE landmark of Warsaw, a gift from Stalin complete with its own massive concrete square surrounding it.
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Clouds Begone!18 viewsAdmittedly, this one is out of sequence, but here it is further back and on a nicer day.
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King Zigmunt III Vasa14 viewsThe King who moved the capital of Poland to Warsaw and my meeting place for the Russkies.
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The Royal Castle7 viewsOld Royal Castle, dynamited by the Germans in WW2 and rebuilt in the 70's and 80's.
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Old Town Square at Dusk9 viewsThe old town was quite nice at this hour.
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Old City Walls10 viewsUnfortunately not so useful against the Germans.
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Memorial12 viewsI'm not sure for who/what, but I'm happy to entertain suggestions.
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Dueling Accordions10 viewsThese two accordion players did an AMAZING job of Beethoven's Fifth.
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Survivors12 viewsThis row of buildings is among the few that survived.
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Whole Square39 viewsHere's the complete square. Both sides. Because squares only have two.
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Barbican11 viewsAlso known as the city wall gate.
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Streets of Warsaw16 viewsLooks a little eery, I know, but quite picturesque in person.
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Old Church10 viewsIn the New Town
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Portrait of an Old Church9 viewsBecause there's really no need for a landscape shot of this after all.
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White Light10 viewsSt. Anna's church.
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Surprise!46 viewsThis is the expression when I came behind them and yelled something. Obviously I didn't scare them as much as I'd hoped.
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Chopin Statue20 viewsThis statue of famous composer, Chopin, changes depending on the angle, from an eagle's head (the symbol of Warsaw) to a tree to a hand playing a piano.
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Chopin Zoom15 viewsA closer look at the eagle's head/tree dividing point.
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Front Shot (Tree)15 viewsFrom this angle, it definitely looks like a tree.
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The Other Side of Chopin15 viewsThere's the hand playing piano.
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