Old Town, Warsaw
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Old Town, Warsaw is the historic center of Poland’s capital, renowned for its meticulously reconstructed medieval architecture, colorful townhouses, and central market square.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warsaw Old Town Market Square | 2 |
| Warsaw Old Town | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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neighbourhood ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Gothic ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 90 meters ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Barbican, Warsaw
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Castle Square, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ City walls of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesuit Church of Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanonia Street NERFINISHED ⓘ New Town, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Town Market Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Piwna Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Castle, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigismund’s Column NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Anne’s Church, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John’s Archcathedral, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Martin’s Church, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Świętojańska Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStreetPlan | medieval layout ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Royal Castle
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central market square ⓘ city walls and barbican ⓘ cobblestone streets ⓘ colorful townhouses ⓘ reconstructed medieval architecture ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Polish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Warsaw ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Masovian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Vistula River ⓘ |
| officialNameInPolish | Stare Miasto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | medieval fortified town ⓘ |
| partOf |
historic centre of Warsaw
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Śródmieście, Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionBasedOn | 18th-century paintings by Bernardo Bellotto ⓘ |
| reconstructionLedBy | Polish conservationists and architects ⓘ |
| reconstructionPeriod | 1945–1953 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
destruction during World War II
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post-war reconstruction ⓘ |
| touristDestination | major ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(ii)
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(vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1980 ⓘ |
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Warsaw Old Town Market Square
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Warsaw Old Town Market Square
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Warsaw Old Town