If they sort of that. So. Theyll figure. Schuman making it a hair thatll be fun to watch. The Historic Center of warsaw is a perfect example of a city on the threshold to the modern age that comprises a few streets and rows of houses which were built in the middle ages coding to a careful plan since that time building has gone on continuously in this small urban nucleus and the development from era to era can clearly be seen in the fabric of the buildings nevertheless the city has maintained its original character and this is what makes it seem so alive the fact is all the more surprising in view of the fate morse all suffered in the Second World War. September nine hundred thirty nine three weeks after the germans invaded poland warsaw was surrounded the city was heavily bombarded and it was only a matter of days before it was taken. A group of german architects worked out meticulous plans for the demolition and redevelopment of warsaw they envisaged creating a Communication Center in its place the teeming metropolis was to be reduced to the size of a small provincial town there would no longer be any room for the polish people. After the wars all rising had been put down in one thousand nine hundred four the city was systematically destroyed houses and churches were blown up one after the other the germans knew the defeat was imminent and they were determined that not a stone should be left standing this senseless act of destruction had no military value it was carried out with only one aim in view to rob the polish people of their history and their national identity. My lord by the time the german troops withdrew eighty four percent of warsaw had been flattened the old city was in ruins huge piles of rubble almost obliterated what remained of the houses. The warsaws fate was no different from that of many other cities the manner in which it rose up again from the ruins is practically unparalleled. Warsaw was founded in the thirteenth century for a long time it remained a rather unimportance small town. Like most mediaval towns it did not develop randomly but according to a fair full flan a rectangular marketplace forms the center and the streets are arranged around it so that the whole resembles a chess board the importance of a medieval town can be judged from the size of its market place. The basic pat. One of the old city of warsaw is still recognizable today. The importance of warsaw began to increase after kings a gizmo in the third move the capital from krakow to warsaw in the sixteenth century. Warsaw also became the seat of the assembly of nobles the c. M. Many of the noble Families Build palaces on the edges of the city. The royal palace was extended the building we see today dates back to the end of the sixteenth century it was designed by italian architects who thus brought the renaissance to warsaw. The various stages of building can clearly be seen in the palace courtyard gothic renaissance and baroque styles are there side by side. But this is what the palace looked like after it had been devastated by deciding to take on the task of rebuilding the polish people a symbolic we reclaim their history. In the seventeenth century the polish court began to make itself felt in europe at large the arts and sciences flourished. Plays and music were performed here. During the swedish wars of the seventeenth century the palace was severely damaged and plundered it was not restored to its former representative state until the middle of the eighteenth century and the last of the polish kings donnas last august funny a tough state that had renovated the result was a display of great splendor in the classical style. Everything that can be seen here has been reconstructed after the Second World War the palace was thorley restored and this was a political decision as much as in a static one after all the palace was the most significant symbol of the independent polish state. I am the palace was not only the royal residence but also the seat of the Central State Administration and of the c. M. The assembly of nobles it was here in may seventy nine hundred one that the polish constitution was adopted the very first day in europe sanest last august had a strong lead toward self display on his election to the polish throne he had the event portrayed by the painter bernardo but lotto he left a portrait of him self to posterity by painting himself in the picture wearing a black. Mulatto called himself ken auletta after as world famous venetian uncle he spent fourteen years at the court in warsaw and was commissioned by the king to paint views of the city these he did with great accuracy and later their existence was to prove a godsend for warsaw with their help it was possible to reconstruct the old city with some degree of authenticity after the Second World War. Sigismund column warsaws best known monument the baroque statue was a symbol of the city. That was. To do the restoration of the Historic Center of warsaw is complete the old city has become a popular tourist attraction. And medieval quarter has been faithfully reproduced in which people today can experience how people lived and build in the past whether the Historic Center of warsaw ever really looked like it does today is neither here nor there on the whole its rather unlikely because as we know the town was continually changing in the centuries of its development no two houses are alike but all together they produce a harmonious and unified picture. The styles of architecture changed with changing fashions so that everywhere several different styles appear side by side the frequent renovation of the facades often happens spontaneously and without long preparation there was no official plan that had to be conformed to. During the postwar reconstruction an attempt was made to restore each facade in the style in which it was originally built and as far as this could be ascertained needless to say this was a laborious task requiring experts and success has done a great deal to create the reputation that polish restores have today. Not only the houses destroyed in the war have been reconstructed the churches have been rebuilt to in this case the aim was not so much to achieve authenticity as credibility. Historically speaking the most Important Church in warsaw is the cathedral many famous poles are buried. A few works of art have survived this century this late crucifix is one of them. Like every other medieval town warsaw was surrounded by a city wall with turrets embrasures gates and battlements it took two hundred years to build but even before the wholesale destruction of the war very little of it was Still Standing it had lost its function long ago. 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