🇵🇱 Exploring Old Town/Stare Miasto | WARSAW
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- čas přidán 13. 03. 2022
- I take a walk in Warsaw's Old Town, with Ukraine still heavy on my mind I try to take a break from it all and explore a little if this great historical city of Warsaw, Poland.
shockingly beautiful city, I was speechless, and that's very odd for me. I can't wait to explore more if this great city.
More to come from Warsaw soon!
Most of what you've seen was rebuilt after the war. Some say there is no historic building in Warsaw that wasn't at least compared to Canaletto's paintings after the war to help the architects build it all from scratch.
It's been a very long time since I read about this. Reconstructing it. And so I wasn't sure but I thought maybe. I'm trying to remember how long a time it has been... 42 years ago was when I was reading about it. And also Krakow which has the original buildings. I thought it did. Hopefully somebody is been walking around there with a camera. The interesting people that I was looking at videos from, that live in Russia, they have taken off for Uzbekistan. My goodness the buildings there are ancient! But I was bored. Maybe it is too Eastern for me? Anyway I discovered my concepts of Russia and Poland are stuck somewhere back in the '80s. Also it seems that the public transit is so much more modern than in Boston - But also I haven't been in Boston since at least 2001 And I haven't spent any time there since like 1986. But my friend assures me that the T haven't been kept up since back then... And it's all falling apart. Probably not the city but the transit. Sad. I thought they were trying back in the '70s to get rid of parking so that people would take transit, but that just leads to a place where nothing works anymore.
The old town of Warsaw was completely destroyed with the surrounding areas.
It was painstakingly reconstructed from old photos and paintings.
Amazing , the resilience of the Polish people!
That's nuts! It looks exactly like historical photos
But also from old plans and construction documents, some of them from 14th-15th century:. Warsaw residents hid rich archives and collections of art during the siege and heavy bombing of Warsaw for a whole month in September 1939. In addition, many elements of the reconstructed houses are original, taken out of the ruins. There are also vast medieval cellars and a network of tunnels under the city built between the 13th and 17th centuries, which were not damaged. They are worth visiting.
@@bryce.walker Mr. Bryce please see old photos and videos of what is left of Warsaw. Russians were helping Germans a lot to make as many Poles and Warsaw disappear. In Poland there are other interesting cities like Poznan or Krakow and also Gdansk. Many cities we have interesting and worth visiting.
@@alh6255 Russians never helped Poles, you wanted no stone to be left unturned in Warsaw.
I will definitely visit more cities 👍🏻
You should check out Warsaw Upraising Museum, you will be shocked how Warsaw was destroyed. And you should visit Kraków, where architecture is originally old 🙂
I was at Kraków a few years ago, but yes, I need to go back and film that great city also.
A huge thank you to the people of Poland, With all the old that that we have, You are the real brothers. Thank You.
Bro, the old town was destroyed in 90%. We build it back in five years. I'm so glad you like it!
The Royal Castle you're showing was completely razed to the ground by Germans (and Soviets standing still on the other side of the river). So it was rebuilt from literally zero
That so impressive that they restored it so accurately, impressive.
It wasn't erased completely. I remember among its ruins, one door arch was still standing.
Warsaw IS beautiful - and there’s so much more to see in Poland that is breathtaking. So sorry that more Americans don’t realize it. Gdańsk, Toruń, Sopot, Wrocław, Zakopane and The Tatra mountains…The culture, The art and The food!
Agree, and the people are great too. 5 Star humans 👍🏻
@@bryce.walker Thank You very much Brother✌️
Everything was razed to the ground and every brick and house painstakingly restored. It took generations to do that and we are still not there yet
Impressive, I'm very impressed by the feat. 👏🏻👏🏻🇵🇱
Stare miasto, Krakowskie Przedmieście i Nowy Świat było stosem kamieni. Było najbardziej zbombardowanym rejonem miasta, Ale my stworzyliśmy je na nowo - zgodnie ze starymi planami Warszawy - kamień po kamieniu. Tysiące Warszawiaków w czynie społecznym oddało sprawie swoje siły. Dziś znów Warszawa zachwyca. Choćbyśmy mieli to robić tysiace razy, odbudujemy jeszcze piękniejsze.
To duch, który sprawia, że Polacy są świetni. Niech Bóg błogosławi Polskę!
@@bryce.walker Bryce dziękuję za dobre słowa. Miejmy nadzieję, że Ukraina też odbuduje się, jak my Polacy i powstanie lepsza jakość.
🙏🏻 Proszę
These yellow and red flags, next to the Ukrainian flags, are the flags of the city of Warsaw. The Polish flag is of course white and red.
Great video. Sad how much of the city was destroyed in WW II, Marszałkowska Street was beautiful before the war, now it pales in comparison. Good thing is that they're planning to rebuild a few palaces soon on Piłsudski Square.
Kotowski Palace, Badenich Palace and Walicki Palace still needs rebuilt as well.
Man You' ve done good job!!
Wielkie dzięki! )
Warsaw, 3 cities in one : the old part, the most turistic one; the modern part with futuristic skykrapers; the most authentic one, Praga, in the other side of the Vistula; a lot of marvellous parcs......unic city, Warsaw, not comparable to any other one
I hope You feel like home in this tough times for all of us...
Appreciate that, yes it's a tough time for all. I hope the world can recover from this time of nonsense and repair soon. Thanks for you comment ✊🏻
That Uprising monument brought tears to my eyes, just as the brave Ukrainians trying to save their country. I love all the monuments in Warsaw. If those had been in the US, they would have been torn down by now because they “offended” someone. Thank you for showing all this to us, and stay safe.
Thank you! And thanks for watching.)
Thumbs up and recommend to visit Wrocław 👌
I plan to soon!
The streets are clean.
Yes it's a very clean city. 👍🏻
Thank you for the kind comment about my beloved city! Go and see Warsaw Uprising Museum also Chopin's museum one of the best!
Nicely done. Really enjoyed your video. Good vibes! Keep it up!
I am glad that you are safe with your family, there are many beautiful cities in Poland that I recommend visiting
Thanks you I plan on seeing more cities soon! Look forward to it
Thank you for your kindness to Warsaw and Poland, and Ukraine.
Thanks for watching!
So glad you and your family made it out safely, I truly hope you can return home and rebuild soon or make it to Canada , best wishes
Great video. Thanks
Glad to see you doing some normal videos! Hope you are settling into Poland okay!
I was born in Warsaw and I have lived here all my life. There is one thing that is absolutely my personal favorite thing about the place. It's in the very center of the city. The building called The Palace of Culture and Science. One of the tallest buildings here (and in Europe), quite nice architecturally, a symbol of this city, that many Varsovians feel emotionally attached to. Although I like the building, it's not the building itself that is that favorite thing of mine. You see, the catch with this building is that historically it's the "gift of the Soviet people for the Poles". This is why many Varsovians loves and hates it at the same time. So after we, Poles, properly regained independence back in the '89, there was this problem - what do we want to do with this building? Do we want to demolish it as a symbol of freeing ourselves from Russian influence? That was certainly one of the possibilities. In my opinion it's very fortunate that this is not what was ultimately decided. So what have we done with this monument to Soviet power? We built many, similar in height, monuments to Polish power around it. Today, the Palace of Culture and Science is surrounded by modern skyscrapers - monuments to what Polish people can do when unencumbered by Russian influences and empowered by capitalist environment of "the west". The Palace is no longer the highest building in the city - and although it's the 2nd highest, it definitely does not tower over the city as it once did.
Every time I see the silhouette of the city center, with the palace as just one of the buildings there, I realize how wisely we have acted as a nation. We have kept a building of undoubtedly significant utility and architectural value. At the same time drowning it in skyscrapers, to reduce its symbolic meaning to the appropriate level. And I just love it :)
Gorgeous building and I'm planning on devoting an entire video on it soon. It's great, yea it has its Moscow influence all over it but you can't erase history, the building didn't do anything wrong, it's Polish and it's Warsaw. I'm glad it's there even though when I look at it is see Russia bombing Ukraine, still, the building has nothing to do with that and in the end it's one on the most gorgeous buildings I've seen in my entire life. You can't deny its beauty, it's simply awe inspiring. 👍🏻
Same feelings. The wisest move was converting former Communist Party HQ into the Stock Exchange. It was like slap in the face ;)
I like the joke, "The best view of Warsaw is from the Palace of Science and Culture, because from there you cannot see the Palace of Science and Culture,"
I puked when I've read your comment. How can you be so stupid? The Palace needs to me demolished or at least moved to a different location of the city (better to the outskirts). Stop simping for PKiN and start simping for the true palace that will be rebuilded: Saxon Palace.
Exactly
Greetings from Dumpling-Man :)
Many of Warsaw's historical building were reconstructed after the WWII. To achieve that there were many buildings of other polish cities that were deconstructed to get bricks for Warsaw
Interesting fact!
Both Carmelite and Visitationist Churches survived the war intact. Not many historical buildings had so much luck, but one of them is the Polish Theatre. You can find whole quarters full of 20s and 30s building virtually untouched, especially in Żoliborz and Mokotów. Looking for more of XIX century, you should visit Praga. Have a read before exploring too :)
this is just...GREAT!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻
Hello, Warsaw is the capital city of Poland , thanks for sharing your informative and nice video. My husband is Polish and we re here now in Philippines because of pandemic,, I hope we can return there soon,, stay safe ,,,have a happy day God bless
Ahhh - you were soooo close to showing your viewers the "Little Insurrectionist Mały Powstaniec" - a monument to young children who help in the Warsaw Uprising. Very powerful monument that leaves a mark on many foreigners. Cheers from chilly Edmonton Canada!
I'll make sure to go capture that in an upcoming video! Cheers!
I have hope for the ukrainian cities, that they too will be rebuild after the war. It is possible.
The connection at 11:30, five stars
Before WWII, Lviv was the 2nd largest Polish city (after Warsaw). It was predominantly Polish-ethnic city, with surrounding areas being mostly Ukrainian speaking. Obviously, between Holocaust and after-war ethnic mass transfers, it's a different city now
Still has a noticeable polish signature in Lviv, you can even still find buildings with original polish advertisements painted on the side.
Not true. Łódź was bigger.
Nah it was the 3rd largest after Łódź, but it was the 2nd largest in terms of population and historical and cultural importance for Polish national identity, as Łódź is only like 200 years old.
@@ChillDudelD "Historical and cultural"? You can't measure it, moreover Kraków always was more important. By population Łódź was 2nd and - you'll be surprized - became a city in XV century, so it's a bit older than 200 years. Next time make more diligent research.
@@maciekszymanski6898 Kraków was 5th.
Warsaw was destroyed in 70% so now is kind of modern city with post soviet flats, quiet mixed architecture, now a lot of skyscrapers are being built so there are people saying that in future Warsaw can be small New York of Europe. In general, a lot of new residential buildings are built in Warsaw every year, compared to Western countries in capitals. The cities after the war looked something like this: czcams.com/video/_svAHZHE1uA/video.html
Yet, it had been completely destroyed. What you seen was a restoration based on XVIIIth Century paintings of Bernardo Belletto (Canaletto)
Love it!
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I like your style
Bryce hope you can look color other great, Polish cities and towns.
Good luck!!!
Justyna from NYC
All of it bro. All of it. The "Stare miasto" (The Old Town) was rebuilt/restored out of the paintings of Bernardo Bellotto called 'Canaletto' and the old photos of "Stare miasto"..
That's so impressive, wow...
Beautiful video. Great done! ;)
Appreciate that thank you!
Im glad that youre managing to enjoy yourself a little bit despite recent events. Just a little fyi, All (or perhaps most) of the old buildings that youve seen on your walk had to be rebuilt. They looked at old archives, drawings and paintings to restore it exactly as it was (with only the support and funds gathered by Polish citizens domestically and abroad).
Looking forward to more walks :)
That aced It, they look identical, that's amazing I'm stunned. Poland keeps stunning me.
I'm lucky to be in such a beautiful place right now, helps a lot. Everything about the Polish welcome has helped a great deal.
It is so clean everywhere! ( in Warszawa)
I live in Hamburg in Germany. The streets in our big cities are so dirty and full of trash.
Yes it's very clean here, they take pride in their city here. 👌🏻
Nice Video !!!
You should visit Łazienki Castle in Warsaw.
2 words : THANK YOU !!!
Cała przyjemność po mojej stronie!
@@bryce.walker God Bless Ukraine ❤️❤️
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Animated flight over Warsaw (1945) - also check out the descriptions, and check out the Warsaw Uprising Museum:
czcams.com/video/Vx3aGiurRbQ/video.html
And here's another animation with a part of Polish history: czcams.com/video/Q88AkN1hNYM/video.html
Thanks for those videos, those are great I really enjoyed that.
@@bryce.walker You're most welcome. This was not that long ago, and many (if not all) people in Poland have lost a family member in WW2.
80 years is but a page in time, amazing Polish people rise like a Phoenix from the ashes to this amazing place today.
It is soooo coool that You really care about the history! Warsaw was destroyed severly, rebuilt after IIWW. For poles it's traumatic to watch the Russia agression on Ukraine teritory. Not many nationalities has been thru something like that, but polish people just didn't forget the war. Keep up the good work!
Thank you I appreciate the kind words! "Uprising" is one of my favourite films, I've always been inspired by the Polish spirit during that time. Much respect.
@@bryce.walker I assume You stay in Warsaw for some time. I live in Warsaw, if You need some help or assistance here, just let me know.
Thank you very much for that offer, might take you up on that for a coffee something 👊🏻
@@bryce.walker Great, im basically WFH and live in the center, just let me know, seriously.
Please visit Kazimierz nad Wisłą ♥️You will love it😉
I just googled it, yes I must go there...that place is a must see. I shall. Thank you 🙏🏻
@@bryce.walker Not at all😉
Hey Bryce
Search for video and images of "City of ruins". That's how Warsaw looked like after the war.
Make sure to visit Warsaw Uprising Museum on Grzybowska street.
I will indeed! 👍🏻
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You should mention walking past Sigismund Column that this king garrisoned his occupation army on Kremlin. Now he has saber by his side and watching closely in eastern direction...
And of course, we should always remember Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski who besieged and took over Moscow and Kremlin for about two years imprisoning at the same time Tsar Vasilij Ivanovič Šujskij. Hetman Zółkiewski was the only one besides Batu-chan and the Mongolian-Tatar horde, who ever took Moscow and the Kremlin - of course in the name of King Sigismund.
@@narratorpl7511 Znalazłem, że pomnik hetmana znajduje się tylko w Moldawii… czy nie należałoby wybudować pomnika pod oknami ambasady Rosji o oczywiście żeby pomnik pokazywał hetmana w trakcie zdobywania Moskwy?pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomnik_Stanis%C5%82awa_%C5%BB%C3%B3%C5%82kiewskiego_w_Berezowce
@@narratorpl7511 Hetman Żółkiewski founded the town of Żółkiew, near Lwów, in what is today current Ukraine.
Check out Sabaton "Uprising"
Hey Bryce, it really brings joy to my heart to see you appreciate Warszawa so much. It means the Poles did a good job of reconstructing it, as it used to be, which was rebuilt with the blood, sweat and tears of true Polish patriots. Btw, You're right about those "horses with wings" in front of Krasinski Palace. They're ridiculous. Unfortunately, the mayor of Warszawa is seriously 'woke', so he often gives his approval to dumb projects like that. Anyway, I understand it's difficult under the circumstances but do... ENJOY! Take care.
Hey Bryce. Warsaw was almost completely destroyed during WW II and was rebuilt by citizens.
Great vs from NYC
Justyna
Our cities here in Canada are so boring in comparison. lmao
It's true, Canada has the nature but Europe has the cities 👍🏻
@@bryce.walker Heard that Montreal is quite European.
@@bryce.walker Well, Montreal and Quebec City are pretty nice too. And I quite liked Ottawa. But yes, the nature is amazing, and I've only seen a small part of Canada.
Yea especially Quebec, City. It's about as European as Canada gets.
5:40 It was completely destroyed. It was just rebuild 1:1 dude :)
Warsaw was 90% destroyed during WWII, it was rebuilt using same materials and using old paintings as of examples
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Lwów (Lviv in ukrainian) was founded by Poles in XIV century and was polish city until World War II when soviets annected it. Name 'Ukraine' come from old polish word 'okraina' meaning 'peripheries' since those lands used to belong to Poland and were peripheries of Kingdom of Poland. We lost Ukraine due to partition of Poland in years 1793-1795.
Otwórz może książkę, albo wiki i poczytaj. A potem wypisuj bzdury.
Glad you made it down Krakowskie Przedmieście and into Stare Miasto. Regarding your comment of not all of it being destroyed - actually, most of it WAS destroyed, but rebuilt. Warsaw has risen from the ashes like a Phoenix. Also, a big part of how well Warszawa looks like is due to EU money. Fingers crossed once the war is over, Ukraine will become part of the EU as well and gets money to rebuild. If you have time, go to the King's Castle, Warsaw Museum, and POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. If you think you can stomach it, visit the Warsaw Uprising Museum.
It was completely destroyed and completely rebuilt
You have some pretty stalker in a background :D
She's been stalking me since Odesa 😆
With Zelenskyy speaking at the Canadian parliament yesterday and Trudeau praising the friendship of Ukraine there should be a possible way of getting to Canada if that’s still a part of your plan. I hope you figure something out while being in beautiful surroundings.
Who wants to go to see communist dictator Trudeau? How is he treating canadians...you had to miss something recently...
2:41 Oligarch refugee?
You caught that, I was waiting for someone to point out the plates on that car, good eye.
Well, rich people also need to escape... and the car is parked in front of the most expensive hotel in Warsaw, too ;)
Dude check your six, you got a blonde stocker
xDDDDDD it was complitly distroyed that waht u see is new old town xD
It was all destroyed..and rebuild..and it took the whole generation...and some
Warsaw has been completely destroyed. It was rebuilt from scratch.
You're very nice but to compare Warszawa to Żytomierz... ;) Come on!
Zhytomyr could be a Warsaw if there was no Russia. No comparison I just picked a Ukrainian city at random 😅
@@bryce.walker Funny considering that both Warsaw and Żytomierz used to have the status of a Polish royal city.
Warsaw WAS leveled during WW2. What you are showing in your vid is ALL reconstruction...
3:00 :this guy is a russian spy
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0:11 on my shitty screen "Ukraine" is almost invisible so first what I read was "Glory to war":/
*invisible
@@maciekszymanski6898 i co stanął ci?
@@mikoajbadzielewski3396 Podziękuj szczawiu. Może pały z anglika nie dostaniesz dzięki temu.
You dont have to be a russian to be a russian spy, you know?
Warsaw was completely destroyed. All these "historical" buildings you can now see have been rebuilt after the war, using photographs and people's memories. None of these buildings are original. Sorry to bust your bubble. ;)
Man why are you moaning so much on Putin.
1. Find out who were the people who set up the Soviet Union in Russia.
2. Find out who are the oligarchs in Russia
3. Find out who are the oligarchs in Ukraine
4. Find out who are the people who run Ukraine government.
That will give you an answer why Ukraine is constantly at war either with Poland or Russia or separatist or people from Mars. They will choose who will be your enemy next.