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Warsaw
by ben 
Warsaw is a city that has suffered greatly at the hands of history, and yet it continues to forge ahead. This is what makes it one of the realest and most fascinating tourist destinations in Europe. Eighty-five percent of the Old Town was destroyed during World War II, but today this is hardly noticeable. You can sit in the Old Square, drinking a cold Zywiec beer, not realizing that the (apparently) 14th-century buildings are actually reconstructions, painstakingly rebuilt in the 1950s. The same is true of St. John's Cathedral, which is connected to the Royal Castle. This does not mean that the horror and destruction of World War II are by any means forgotten. There is a powerful memorial at the Umschlagplatz, the train station in the Warsaw Ghetto from which Jews were deported to the concentration camps; The communist era left its mark as well. The past ten years have brought economic development and a rash of brand-new skyscrapers. However, the skyline is still dominated by the Palace of Culture and Science, the huge birthday cake of a building in the city's center given to the city as a "gift" by Joseph Stalin. This is an apt metaphor for Warsaw, a city emerging politically and economically into the new Europe but still laboring under the shadow of its harsh history. To visit Warsaw is to experience this fascinating historical transition firsthand.
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sight Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki)
Large testimony to a past era. Although the Varsavians disliked the building for a while, it eventually became the landmark of town. The futuristic skyscrapers did not change anything about this – in th...
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sight Plac Konstytucji
Parade ground of the communists. Pure socialism. Architects could not only express their creativity when designing the cultural center but also with Constitution Square and Marszalkowska Street which is...
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shop Złote Tarasy
Huge - everything under one roof. The newest and largest shopping and entertainment complex, the first in the center, right next to the cultural center and central station. Almost every brand and shop a...
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rubekffm
not only is music about 10 years behind in warsaw; the polish phone company also issues wireless routers with wep-hex-password.
2009-09-17
PolishForums
PolishForums.com Restaurant/Motel 60 KMS outside of Warsaw - Good or Bad Idea?: Business in Pola.. http://bit.ly/3vuXrL
2009-09-17
RAGreeneCNN
CNN CONFIRMS Obama administration scrapping missile defense (Story had been sourced out of Warsaw and Prague till now.) http://bit.ly/TBoLm
2009-09-17
infobelarus
Polish businessmen participate in Minsk Oblast Investment Forum: WARSAW, 17 September (BelTA) – Representatives.. http://bit.ly/Goo6K
2009-09-17
EmmanuelMinicom
RT @minicom_digital: RT @ronniguggenheim at the PDSA Digital Signage conference in Warsaw. The west can learn a lot from the East!!
2009-09-17
minicom_digital
RT @ronniguggenheim at the PDSA Digital Signage conference in Warsaw. The west can learn a lot from the East!!
2009-09-17
minicom_digital
@ronniguggenheim at the PDSA Digital Signage conference in Warsaw. The west can learn a lot from the East!!
2009-09-17
essell2
@wredniak I'm expecting to stay in Warsaw for a couple of years, I think, so pretty long term :)
2009-09-17
annie2003
@nickcarter can you pls make it clear where BSB play on 30th Nov?? Warsaw or Prague?? when you will finaly clean this mess & respect fans???
2009-09-17
Asiaa
@JSo Can you clean this mess & respect fans? Please make it clear where BSB play on Nov. 30th. Warsaw or Prague? POLAND or Czech Republic?
2009-09-17
Asiaa
@backstreetboys Can you clean this mess & respect fans? Please make it clear where BSB play on Nov. 30th. Warsaw or Prague? POLAND or Czech?
2009-09-17
Asiaa
@nickcarter Can you clean this mess & respect fans? Please make it clear where BSB play on Nov. 30th. Warsaw or Prague? POLAND or Czech?
2009-09-17
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