Castle Square
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Castle Square is a historic public square in central Warsaw, Poland, known as the ceremonial entrance to the Old Town and the site of the Royal Castle and Sigismund's Column.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Square canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
public square ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Royal Route (Warsaw) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Krakowskie Przedmieście
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piwna Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Podwale Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Senatorska Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Świętojańska Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 52.2475°N 21.0139°E ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbolic heart of historic Warsaw ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sigismund III Vasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Sigismund's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Castle Square tenement houses
ⓘ
Sigismund's Column pedestal steps ⓘ Zamkowa Street buildings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Royal Castle in Warsaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sigismund's Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Old Town defensive walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Castle façade ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Historic Centre of Warsaw ⓘ |
| knownAs | Plac Zamkowy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Polish ⓘ |
| lighting | illuminated at night for tourism and events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Masovian Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Town, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw ⓘ |
| locatedInFrontOf | Royal Castle in Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Jesuit Church, Warsaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Town Market Place, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Vistula River escarpment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pavingMaterial | cobblestone ⓘ |
| publicTransportAccess | nearby Warsaw Old Town bus and tram stops ⓘ |
| reconstructedInPeriod | after 1945 ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1950s ⓘ |
| significance |
ceremonial entrance to Warsaw Old Town
ⓘ
major tourist attraction in Warsaw ⓘ traditional site of public gatherings and demonstrations ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 1 hectare ⓘ |
| tourism | one of the most visited places in Warsaw ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Historic Centre of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanForm | irregular open plaza ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political rallies
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public celebrations ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Warsaw Old Town