Religious, Spiritual sights in Warsaw
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St Anne’s Church
St Anne’s Church is arguably the most ornate church in the city. It miraculously escaped major damage during WWII, which explains why it sports an original trompe l’œil ceiling, a Rococo high altar and gorgeous organ. The façade is also Baroque in style, although there are neoclassical touches here and there, and the detached belfry is thoroughly neo-Renaissance. At the top of the belfry is a viewing platform, which offers superb views over the Old Town.
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St John’s Cathedral
Back towards Castle Sq stands the restored neo-Gothic façade of St John’s Cathedral. The oldest of Warsaw’s churches, it was built at the beginning of the 15th century on the site of a wooden church, and subsequently remodelled several times. Razed during WWII, it regained its Gothic shape through postwar reconstruction. Look for the red-marble Renaissance tomb of the last dukes of Mazovia in the right-hand aisle.
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Former Jewish District
The vast area of the Mirów and Muranów districts was once predominantly inhabited by Jewish Poles. During WWII the Nazis established a Jewish ghetto in the area, but razed it to the ground after crushing the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in April 1943. A walking tour of Jewish sites is detailed in the free pamphlet, Jewish Warsaw, available from tourist offices.
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