Krakowskie Przedmiescie 1

This and the next item will be my last postings on Warsaw and I'd like to thank you for reading this far! The street name above literally means Krakov Suburb (Krakov Faubourg in French), and is probably the most stylish in Warsaw. Once again, much of what you will see is reconstructed from the rubble left by the departing Germans in 1944. The district is also known as the Royal Route because it connects Castle Square with, some distance away, the summer Palace at Wilanów

It is a wide street, full of pavement cafes, grand monuments, classy hotels, and well-proportioned public buildings. My visit was, alas, at dusk, as you'll see from the accompanying pictures.

First let us have a look at the locality's typical streetscapes. At the western end end is Castle Square with the Zygmunt's column, and at the other end are the tall towers of the Holy Cross Church with the Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) monument nearby, and the same photo shows the opulent Bristol Hotel. This first of two postings on Krakowskie Przed. includes mostly street scenes.

AS