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Gothic architecture is represented in the majestic churches but also at the burgher houses and fortifications.The most significant buildings are St. John's Cathedral (14th century), the temple is a typical example of the so-called Masovian gothic style, St. Mary's Church (1411), a town house of Burbach family (14th century), [1] Gunpowder Tower (after 1379) and the Royal Castle Curia Maior ...
The first Gothic structures in Poland were built in the 13th century in Silesia.The most important churches from this time are the cathedral in Wrocław and the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and St Bartholomew in the same city, as well as the St Hedwig's Chapel in the Cistercian nuns abbey in Trzebnica and the castle chapel in Racibórz.
The Warsaw Historic District is a historic district encompassing the inner core of Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois.As the city has lost many of its outlying residential areas, the district includes nearly all of the town's developed area, which has been relatively unchanged since the late 19th century.
It is facing the Vistula river and located next to the 1st Armoured Division of the Polish Armed Forces Square (Polish: Skwer 1 Dywizji Pancernej WP). The location was chosen as a place Skłodowska-Curie liked to visit. The monument consists of a bronze statue depicting her in an oversized laboratory apron, stylized like a dress.
Wilanów Palace (Polish: Pałac w Wilanowie, Polish pronunciation: [ˈpawad͡z v vilaˈnɔvjɛ]) is a former royal palace located in the Wilanów district of Warsaw, Poland.It was built between 1677–1696 for the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John III Sobieski according to a design by architect Augustyn Wincenty Locci.
The LaSalle County coroner and sheriff's offices announced Friday that they had finally identified a woman found dead in a cornfield in 1991.. Paula Ann Lundgren, a native of Chicagoland, was ...
It is dedicated to the women who fought in the Warsaw Uprising during World War II and the women who were its victims. [1] [2] The monument consists of statues of three women holding hands, placed on a small square pedestal. It bears the inscription Kobietom Powstania Warszawskiego (English: To the Women of the Warsaw Uprising). [1] [2]
The Saxon Palace (Polish: pałac Saski w Warszawie) in Warsaw, Poland, was a historic architectural landmark located on Piłsudski Square in the heart of the Polish capital. Originally built in the 17th century as a noble residence, it was later expanded and transformed into a royal palace under the Saxon dynasty in the 18th century.