Plac Bankowy description and photos - Poland: Warsaw (Topic)

Plac Bankowy description and photos - Poland: Warsaw. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Plac Bankowy.

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Bank Square is one of the main squares in Warsaw. Located in the city center next to the Saxon Garden.

Bank Square was created in 1825 during the period of the Kingdom of Poland in order to become one of the most fashionable areas of the capital. Well-known state institutions are located here, such as: the Ministry of State Revenue, the Bank of Poland, the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Initially, the square was triangular.

In 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, the buildings on the square were destroyed, the square ceased to exist. After the war, it was decided to reconstruct only the historic western part of the square, rebuilding it in the shape of a rectangle.

During the existence of the Polish People's Republic, Banking Square was renamed into Dzerzhinsky Square. In 1951, a monument to Dzerzhinsky was erected in the southern part of the square. The monument was demolished after the fall of communism in Poland.

Today, the famous blue skyscraper is located on Bank Square, built on the site of a former synagogue that was destroyed by the Germans during World War II. Also on the square is the city hall building. And on the site of the monument to Dzerzhinsky in 2001, a monument to Juliusz Slowacki was erected.

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