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Café at Francuska Street photo Bartek Sawka
National Stadium photo Filip Kwiatkowski © www.warsawtour.pl
Now, let us return to Poland to meet our native artistic Bohemia.
Architecture, art and design
– everything belongs
together
Go back to Poniatowski Bridge and head towards the National
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Stadium 4 . At Rondo Waszyngtona take Francuska Street ,
a fabulous street which has its own annual feast in May. This
place was a source of inspiration for the famous Polish poet and
songwriter Agnieszka Osiecka* and still inspires many artists.
It may feel like a different world, as life goes on peacefully here
among the countless pubs and cafés, and the soothing rustle
of trees.
Dagmara Jakubczak
Journalist, author of the FORelements blog, fascinated with design,
art, architecture and Saska Kepa.
Asia and Pacific Museum photo Bartek Sawka
Find inspiration in the artistic nooks of
Warsaw, which offer an extraordinary mix
of tradition and modernity.
Breathe in the culture.
City beach Poniatówka © m.st. Warszawa
Palace of Culture and Science © Warszawska
Organizacja Turystyczna
If you love contrast and serendipity, take a tour combining
modern design and architecture with a longing for the city’s
glorious past. Look around carefully and everything will fit
in perfect harmony.
The walk starts in the city centre, which will put you in a creative
frame of mind, so that you can seek further inspiration with
a smile on your face. Go past the Palace of Culture and Science 1 ,
a classic example of Stalinist architecture. You are now in the
very heart of Warsaw. Walk along Marszalkowska Street towards
Jerozolimskie Avenue where gems such as Art Nouveau
townhouses await you.
The Powisle quarter has a fascinating surprise to offer...
Are you ready for a trip to the realm of gods with multiple
arms, menacing peers of Indonesian demons, the power
of the Himalayas, suzani embroidery as well as oriental bazaars
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and souks? Just go down Poniatowski Bridge and take Solec
Street. If you are interested in the culture of contemporary Asia,
do not miss the Asia and Pacific Museum 3 located here.
Its exhibitions, presenting the achievements of Asian artists, will
help you explore the mysteries of this continent of contrasts.
A few steps away from Francuska Street, Katowicka Street 6
is teeming with superb examples of interwar modernist
architecture, offering a gorgeous view of a dozen historical
buildings.
From Katowicka Street, go to Miedzynarodowa Street known
for its mysterious outdoor sculptures from the 1970s hidden
in the leafy courtyards among blocks of flats. Continue on and
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you will get to Skaryszewski Park where you can relax after
this inspiring walk. Finally, a titbit: Miedzynarodowa Street,
together with other strees in this area as well as Skaryszewski
Park, was meant to be Warsaw’s exhibition grounds. The project
was never completed, as it was stopped by the World War II.
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*Agnieszka Osiecka (1936-1997)
– a Polish poet, writer, songwriter, journalist, film director
and screenwriter
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