The Palace of the Commonwealth and the adjacent Krasiński Garden form a palace-cum-garden complex (French: entre cour et jardin) which was typical of the Baroque style. Built in the years 1688–1699, according to Tylman van Gameren’s design, was unanimously considered by the contemporaries as one of the most beautiful magnate palaces in Warsaw. The construction of the Krasiński Palace was a...

The mission of the Museum of Fantastic Art is to popularize the work of artists working in the field of surrealism/fantasy art. Visitors to the museum have the opportunity to compare works of renowned artists, including: Zdzisław Beksiński, Jerzy Duda-Gracz and Wiesław Wałkuski with the works of their successors, who, drawing on the legacy of their predecessors, bring a new quality to...

The Royal Łazienki was King Stanisław August’s summer residence, in which a classicist architecture is harmoniously blended with its natural surroundings featuring fabulous gardens. Here, one can not only rest while watching nature but also deepen one’s knowledge of the ideas of the Enlightenment by visiting such gems of the European architecture as: The Palace on the Isle , one of the...

Opera Gallery is a joint project of the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, spearheaded by the two institutions' respective heads: Waldemar Dąbrowski and Adam Myjak. The gallery features the classics of Polish avant-garde – a generation of artists who laid foundations for Polish modern art. The finest examples include: Tarasin, Gierowski, Dominik,...

The small building was constructed amidst dense trees at a certain distance from the central buildings of the Royal Łazienki. It was supposed to be a place where its owners could find refuge from everyday hassles and spend time alone with their thoughts.  The Hermitage building stands in the northern part of the garden, near the Jan III Sobieski monument. The Hermitage (ermitage in French -...

The Polish Vodka Museum is the only such place in the world. It is located in the historical building of the rectification plant in the area of the Centrum Praskie Koneser. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the complex of neo-Gothic buildings forming the Warsaw vodka factory “Koneser” and it was built between Ząbkowska, Nieporecka, Białostocka and Markowska streets. The flagship...

The Heritage Interpretation Centre is a place of meetings and talks about Warsaw, especially about the reconstruction of the Old Town, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. However, our activity is not focused only on the issues of destruction and post-war reconstruction. We support and organize a number of events related to world heritage and its mission. We create educational...

The Municipal Zoological Garden in Warsaw is a large, green island in the middle of the city, a magical place, full of interesting adventures. You can visit it for knowledge, relax surrounded by beautiful nature and observe wonderful animals. Our Zoo has more than 12,000 animals representing about 500 species, of which nearly 50 are covered by the European Endangered species Programme (EEP)....

This is the oldest of the gardens. It was created in the seventeenth century on the marshlands of the former Hunting Grounds which had once belonged to the Grand Marshal of the Crown, Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski. Channels were dug through the ground to drain the marshes. A small Italianate garden was laid out on a regular, star-shaped plan close to the Bathhouse pavilion which was built...

The Romantic Garden adjoining the Belvedere Palace, and composed of many interesting elements and a rich assortment of plants, is an excellent example of nineteenth-century European garden design. The Belvedere Palace, located at the top of the escarpment, dominates this part of the garden which was established in a manner widely acclaimed throughout Europe in the nineteenth century and which...