110 likes | 308 Views
WARSAW. Warszawa. ABOUT WARSAW. Warsaw- City located in central-east Europe. It’s capital of Poland, founded in 1323, an area is 517km 2 . Warsaw is the biggest city in Poland in this city is highest building
E N D
WARSAW Warszawa
ABOUT WARSAW Warsaw- City locatedin central-east Europe. It’s capital of Poland, foundedin 1323, an areais 517km2. Warsaw isthebiggest city in Poland inthis city ishighestbuilding (237m). CREST OF WARSAW MAP OF WARSAW PANORAMA OF WARSAW
1.PAŁAC KULTURY I NAUKIPalace of Culture and Science Pałac Kultury i Nauki- built in 1955, thebiggestbuildingin Poland (237 m). In thisbuildingtherearecinemas, theatres, schools and sport clubs. Whenvisiting Warsaw itis worthentering the top ofPKiN.
2. STADION NARODOWYNational Stadium Stadion Narodowy- one of the four stadiums built for Euro 2012. It was built in years2008-2011. The stadium can seat 58 000 people. Whenyouare in Warsawitis worth visiting Stadion Narodowy.
3. ŁAZIENKI KRÓLEWSKIERoyal Baths Łazienki Królewskie- palaces and park in Warsaw, foundedinabout 1850, an areais 76 ha. In this park thereare many monuments, lakes, palaces. That’sverybeautiful place.
4. ZAMEK KRÓLEWSKI Royal Castle Zamek Królewski- baroque-classicistcastlebulitinabout 1200-1300. It was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in the years 1971-1984. This castle belongs to UNESCO.
5.SYRENKA WARSZAWSKAWarsaw Mermaid Syrenka Warszawska-symbol of Warsaw from 1390. There are many legends that tell of the Warsaw Mermaid.
LEGEND OF THE WARSAW MERMAID A long time ago, swam from the Atlantic to the Baltic two sisters - sirens ; beautiful woman with fish tails , living in the depths of the seas. One of them took a liking to a rock in the Danish straits and so far, we see her sitting on a rock at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen.Second drifted up to the great seaside port of Gdańsk , then Vistula flowed up her gear. According to legend, at the foot of today's Old Town , roughly where it is now a monument , came out of the water on a sandy shore to rest , and that place is liked her , she decided to stay . Soon the fishermen noticed that when they catch someone churning the waves of the Vistula , tangling the nets and releasing the fish . But the mermaid enchanted them with her beautiful singing , she's not done .Once a wealthy merchant saw the mermaid and her beautiful singing . Quickly calculated how much money he could make if he captured the mermaid and will be shown at fairs . Trick put the siren and imprisoned in a wooden shed without access to water . Complaints sirens heard a young farmhand , son of a fisherman and with the help of friends in the night it released . Siren of gratitude for the fact that the inhabitants had defended her promised them that if necessary they can also count on her help . For this reason the Warsaw Mermaid is armed - a sword and shield to defend the city.