Building sights in Warsaw
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Holy Cross Church
The Holy Cross Church has witnessed more student demonstrations and tear gas than any other church in Poland. During the Warsaw Rising, it was the site of heavy fighting between the insurgents and the Germans. It was seriously damaged, but some original Baroque altarpieces have survived and adorn its interior. Note the epitaph to Frédéric Chopin on the second pillar on the left-hand side of the nave. It covers an urn containing the composer’s heart, brought from Paris after Chopin’s death and placed here in accordance with his will.
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Polish Army Field Cathedral
Ul Długa leads southwest from ul Freta past the Polish Army Field Cathedral, the soldiers’ place of worship. There’s no homage to the glory of war here; inside the main doors, which feature bas-reliefs of major battles fought by Polish forces, is a gruesome crucifix, with heads protruding from solid metal blocks on all sides of a ruined Jesus. Inside there are numerous plaques to fallen Polish soldiers.
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St Alexander's Church
As the Royal Way leaves ul Nowy Świat it becomes Al Ujazdowskie, a wide, tree-lined boulevard with many an old mansion now home to embassies of foreign powers. Near its northern section the road passes through Plac Trzech Krzyży (Three Crosses Sq), a square centred on 19th-century St Alexander's Church, which is modelled on the Roman Pantheon.
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Nożyk Synagogue
Nożyk Synagogue, the city’s only synagogue to survive WWII. Built between 1898 and 1902 in neo-Romanesque style, its interior features heavy metal chandeliers and tall vaulted colonnades. It’s still used for religious purposes, and you may catch children reading from the Torah during the day.
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Orthodox Church
Rising from behind a clump of trees just off Praga’s main thoroughfare, Al Solidarności, are the five onion-shaped domes of the Orthodox Church. Built in the 1860s in Russo-Byzantine style, its small nave still retains original Byzantine portraits and gold upon gold.
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Evangelical Church
The circular dome of the 18th-century Evangelical Church proudly overlooks a busy junction. The dome is in fact the largest in Warsaw, and the church is renowned for its excellent acoustics and is the venue for a variety of musical events.
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Church of the Nuns of the Holy Sacrament
The Church of the Nuns of the Holy Sacrament is the most intriguing; the work of prominent architect Tylman van Gameren, it has a fine Baroque exterior and clean white interior.
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Carmelite Church
The former Carmelite Churchescaped the ravages of war and, like St Anne’s, has 18th-century fittings, including the high altar designed by Tylman van Gameren.
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