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    The Royal Castle in Warsaw was a seat of the Sejm and Senate of the first Rzeczpospolita and also an official residence of the monarchs in Warsaw. It...
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    The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) is a state museum and a national historical monument, which formerly served as the official...
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    Castle Square (Polish: plac Zamkowy) is a historic square in front of the Royal Castlethe former official residence of Polish monarchs – located in...
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    The history of Warsaw spans over 1400 years. In that time, the city evolved from a cluster of villages to the capital of a major European power, the Polish–Lithuanian...
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    buildings such as castles and palaces. They deliberately demolished, burned, or stole an immense part of Warsaw's cultural heritage. After the war, extensive...
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    by the Dukes of Masovia as early as the 13th century. However, in the following century their court was moved to the future Royal Castle in Warsaw, and...
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    Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland...
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    with brick city walls. The town originally grew up around the castle of the Dukes of Mazovia that later became the Royal Castle. The Market Square (Rynek...
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    The Royal Library in Warsaw (Polish: Biblioteka Królewska w Warszawie) is a prominent building located adjacent to the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland...
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    of the main historic thoroughfares of Warsaw, Poland. It comprises part of the Royal Route (Trakt królewski) that extends from Warsaw's Royal Castle and...
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    The Wawel Royal Castle (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl] ; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically...
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    full-scale invasion of Ukraine, U.S. president Joe Biden delivered a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland. During the speech, he framed the military struggle...
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    Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budavári Palota, German: Burgpalast), formerly also called the Royal Palace (Hungarian: Királyi-palota) and the Royal Castle (Hungarian:...
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    office for the entire duration of the region's existence. The headquarters of the General Government operated in the Royal Castle, Warsaw, while the governor-general's...
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    Rottermund, manager of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the destruction of Poland in the Deluge was more extensive than the destruction of the country in World...
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    Park or Royal Baths Park (Polish: Park Łazienkowski, Łazienki Królewskie) is the largest park in Warsaw, Poland, occupying 76 hectares of the city center...
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    The Mermaid of Warsaw (Polish: Syrenka Warszawska) is a symbol of Warsaw, represented on the city's coat of arms as well as in a number of statues and...
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    królewszczyzna). The most influential royal cities enjoyed voting rights during the free election period in Poland (1572–1791). These cities were Gdańsk, Warsaw, Kraków...
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    The Warsaw Pact (WP), formally the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance (TFCMA), was a collective defense treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland...
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    Royal Castle Museum. The palace is contiguous with Warsaw's Royal Castle, and down a slope from Castle Square and Warsaw's Old Town. Beneath the palace...
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    Matejko in 1889 with accompanying commentaries. The originals are kept at the Museum of the Royal Castle, Warsaw. Matejko created his series along with an accompanying...
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    linked arms to form a human kotwica in front of the Royal Castle. Bunker in front of gate to University of Warsaw converted to a base for Wehrmacht viewed...
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  • Palace, Warsaw Presidential Palace, Warsaw – seat of the president Palace of the Four Winds, Warsaw Potocki Palace, Warsaw Royal Castle, Warsaw – former...
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    station to the Warsaw Old Town and the Royal Castle. Before 29 December 2006 the name of the station was Ratusz, when it was renamed at the Government's...
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    Commonwealth Malbork Castle, Malbork, 1590s Wawel, Kraków Royal Castle, Warsaw, 17th century Royal Castle, Warsaw, 18th century Royal Castle, Warsaw, 18th century...
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    with the Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski w Warszawie) by an elevated 80-meter-long corridor that had been built by Queen Anna Jagiellonka in the late 16th...
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    bombing Warsaw, September 1939 Warsaw after German Luftwaffe bombing, September 1939 Royal Castle in Warsaw after the German bombing of the city, September...
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    the Royal Castle in Warsaw and serve as a major transportation hub. After the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, the Germans decided to simply destroy the city in its...
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    The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Polish: Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza) is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, dedicated to the unknown soldiers who have given...
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    progressed, the German high command redirected more bombers to attack the city, especially the historical old town, the Warsaw Royal Castle and other iconic...
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