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National costumes of Poland (Polish: stroje ludowe) vary by region.They are typically not worn in daily life but at folk festivals, folk weddings, religious holidays, harvest festivals and other special occasions. [1]
The official symbols of the Republic of Poland are described in two legal documents: the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 (Polish: Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) [5] and the Coat of Arms, Colours and Anthem of the Republic of Poland, and State Seals Act (Polish: Ustawa o godle, barwach i hymnie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oraz o pieczęciach państwowych) of 1980 with ...
Warsaw Old Town Market Place, Barrs Side, photograph of 1945 [1] Warsaw's Old Town Market Place (Polish: Rynek Starego Miasta, pronounced [ˈrɘ.nɛk staˈrɛ.ɡɔ ˈmjas.ta]) is the center and oldest part of the Old Town of Warsaw, Poland. Immediately after the Warsaw Uprising, it was systematically blown up by the German Army. [2]
First Polish language dictionary published in free Poland after the century of suppression of Polish culture by foreign powers. Polish (język polski, polszczyzna) is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages (also spelled Lechitic) composed of Polish, Kashubian, Silesian and its archaic variant Slovincian, and the extinct Polabian language.
Mazovia or Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze [maˈzɔfʂɛ] ⓘ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland.It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city.
The first coat of arms of Warsaw depicted a dragon with a male human head, carrying a sword and a shield. The first known usage was on a seal from 1390. This is the oldest existing armed seal of Warsaw, consisting of a round seal bordered with the Latin inscription Sigilium Civitatis Varsoviensis (Seal of the city of Warsaw). [2]
They were generally made before 1745 by anonymous Warsaw sculptors under the direction of Johann Georg Plersch. [6] The Great Salon, situated on the axis in the center of a Saxon Garden, was intended simply to provide a suitable end to the main garden axis. It was constructed after 1720 according to Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann's design. [4]
Czapka of the officer of 3rd Uhlan Regiment 1815-1831. Czapka (/ ˈ tʃ æ p k ə /, Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂapka]; also spelt chapka or schapska / ˈ ʃ æ p s k ə /) [1] is a Polish, Belarusian, and Russian generic word for a cap.