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Marlis Hazleton checks out the ducks in the pond in the park across the street from the new Hyatt in Warsaw
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Marlis Hazleton checks out the ducks in the pond in the park across the street from the new Hyatt in Warsaw
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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55317085421/" title="Varsòvia, nascuda de nou / Warsaw, the reborn city"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55317085421_cce6f962a0_m.jpg" width="240" height="77" alt="Varsòvia, nascuda de nou / Warsaw, the reborn city" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Panorama fet amb diverses fotografies digitals unides en postproducció.<br /> <br /> Alguns dels combats més forts de l'aixecament de Varsòvia el 1944 contra els nazis foren al barri vell i els seus accessos per el sud. Aquí els polonesos del Armia Krajowa aprofitaren els carrers estrets per reforçar el barri amb barricades, la més famosa de les quals fou la del carrer Piwna. Aquest carrer dona a la plaça del castell (Plac Zamkowy), pel que fou un punt clau. Els alemanys assaltaren aquesta barricada des del 11 d'agost amb les maleïdes tropes de la Brigada Dirlewanger, criminals de guerra que venien d'arrassar el barri de Wola a sang i foc. Aquí no pogueren passar i la barricada aguanta assalts amb blindats Stug III i llançaflames.. No fou fins el 2 de setembre, després de setmanes de combats, que tot el barri vell fou evacuat per les clavegueres abans no fossin anorreats.<br /> <br /> Tot el que no fou ja destruit en un més de combat urbà, fou volat després per ordres directes de Hitler. Malgrat tot, Varsòvia fou acuradament reconstruida pels polonesos en les dècades posteriors a la guerra.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Digital panorama made with several pictures linked in post-production.<br /> <br /> Some of the fiercest fighting of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 against the Nazis was in the old quarter (Stare Miasto) and its southern approaches. Here the Poles of the Armia Krajowa took advantage of the narrow streets to reinforce the medieval quarter with barricades, the most famous of which was the one on Piwna Street. This street leads from the Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) to the heart of Stare Miasto and Rynek (the old market square), so it was a key point. The Germans stormed this barricade from August 11 with the damned troops of the Dirlewanger Brigade, war criminals who had just razed the Wola neighborhood to the ground. They could not pass here and the barricade withstood assaults with Stug III armored vehicles and flamethrowers. It was not until September 2, after weeks of fighting, that the entire old quarter was evacuated through the sewers before they were destroyed.<br /> <br /> What had not been destroyed in the month of fighting, was blown up afterwards, like the castle, on direct orders of Hitler. But they failed to erase the city, as it was painfuly rebuilt in the decades after the war.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_barricade_on_piwna_street_warsaw_august/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_...</a><br /> <br /> The old quarter in ruins:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ukbuses/">rails_without_borders</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ukbuses/55315706102/" title="PKP Intercity EP07-1037 at Poznań Starołęka with a service from Warsaw."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55315706102_42626dc151_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="PKP Intercity EP07-1037 at Poznań Starołęka with a service from Warsaw." /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/76880539@N08/">OL-US</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/76880539@N08/55316177884/" title="A vertical"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55316177884_77f50ceaf0_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="A vertical" /></a></p> <p>Leica Summarit LTM 50mm/F1.5 1952</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/76880539@N08/">OL-US</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/76880539@N08/55316177894/" title="In geometry"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55316177894_ec34b4c9e3_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="In geometry" /></a></p> <p>Leica Summarit LTM 50mm/F1.5 1952</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204206525@N07/">t1moteooo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204206525@N07/55314772742/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55314772742_e1cc9730c3_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204206525@N07/">t1moteooo</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204206525@N07/55314772707/" title=""><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55314772707_46b9f9d113_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55315778700/" title="Doble arc / Double arch"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55315778700_92b904dcf7_m.jpg" width="142" height="240" alt="Doble arc / Double arch" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> La plaça del mercat (Rynok) del barri vell de Varsòvia es encantadora i classica. Pero el 90% del que veieu aquí és una reconstrucció dels anys 50 del s. XX, no pas venerables i centenaris edificis. Però això no es culpa dels polonesos, sino dels nazis alemanys. <br /> <br /> Efectivament durant i després del aixecament de Varsòvia del agost de 1944, tant els combats com la ordre deliverada de Hitler de arrasar Varsòvia deixaren la ciutat compleament deshabitada i en ruines. Però com podeu veure es va fer un inmens esforç per a retornar la dignitat a la capital del país. Ja us dic jo que reeixidament, tot i els 40 i pico anys de regim comunista que seguiren a la guerra.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Market_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Market_Square</a><br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> The Market Square (Rynok) in the Old Town of Warsaw is charming and classic. But 90% of what you see here is a reconstruction from the 1950s, not venerable, century-old buildings. But this is not the fault of the Poles, but of the German Nazis. <br /> <br /> Indeed, during and after the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944, both the fighting and Hitler's order to raze Warsaw left the city completely uninhabited and in ruins. But as you can see, an immense effort was made to return dignity to the country's capital. I tell you, successfully, despite the 40-odd years of communist rule that followed the war.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Market_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Market_Square</a><br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55315346286/" title="L&#039;antiga Brama Krakowska / The former Brama Krakowska"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55315346286_c5e4b78780_m.jpg" width="240" height="152" alt="L&#039;antiga Brama Krakowska / The former Brama Krakowska" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> A l'edat mitjana, la porta principal de Varsòvia era la Porta de Cracovia (Brama Krakowska), situada davant el castell. Fou eliminada en urbanitzar i obrir tot aquest sector a la nova ciutat moderna, però destruit durant la II Guerra Mundial. Després es va aprofitar per reconstruir part d'aquestes restes medievals.<br /> <br /> Alguns dels combats més forts de l'aixecament de Varsòvia el 1944 contra els nazis foren al barri vell i els seus accessos per el sud. Aquí els polonesos del Armia Krajowa aprofitaren els carrers estrets per reforçar el barri amb barricades, la més famosa de les quals fou la del carrer Piwna. Aquest carrer dona a la plaça del castell (Plac Zamkowy), pel que fou un punt clau. Els alemanys assaltaren aquesta barricada des del 11 d'agost amb les maleïdes tropes de la Brigada Dirlewanger, criminals de guerra que venien d'arrassar el barri de Wola a sang i foc. Aquí no pogueren passar i la barricada aguanta assalts amb blindats Stug III i llançaflames.. No fou fins el 2 de setembre, després de setmanes de combats, que tot el barri vell fou evacuat per les clavegueres abans no fossin anorreats.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> In the Middle Ages, the main gate of Warsaw was the Krakow Gate (Brama Krakowska), located in front of the castle. It was eliminated when urbanizing and opening up this entire sector to the new modern city, but was destroyed during World War II. It was later used to reconstruct part of these medieval remains.<br /> <br /> Some of the fiercest fighting of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 against the Nazis was in the old quarter (Stare Miasto) and its southern approaches. Here the Poles of the Armia Krajowa took advantage of the narrow streets to reinforce the medieval quarter with barricades, the most famous of which was the one on Piwna Street. This street leads from the Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) to the heart of Stare Miasto and Rynek (the old market square), so it was a key point. The Germans stormed this barricade from August 11 with the damned troops of the Dirlewanger Brigade, war criminals who had just razed the Wola neighborhood to the ground. They could not pass here and the barricade withstood assaults with Stug III armored vehicles and flamethrowers. It was not until September 2, after weeks of fighting, that the entire old quarter was evacuated through the sewers before they were destroyed.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_barricade_on_piwna_street_warsaw_august/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_...</a><br /> <br /> The old quarter in ruins:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55315689775/" title="De bon matí fa més fred / It&#039;s cold in the early morning"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55315689775_3034f76957_m.jpg" width="240" height="166" alt="De bon matí fa més fred / It&#039;s cold in the early morning" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> La tomba al soldat polonès desconegut, a Varsòvia, es troba en un fragment solitari de columnata enmig del gran solar que és la Plaça Piłsudski. Això es deu a que en origen (1923) es va situar a la columnata central del pałac Saski, aleshores el ministeri de la guerra. Durant la II Guerra Mundial es convertí en la comandancia alemana de Varsòvia, i després del aixecament, tot i que l'edifici estava intacte, es va ordenar volar-lo completament. Però els enginyers de la Wehrmacht que tenien l'ordre, refusaren destruir la part de la tomba del soldat desconegut, per respecte. Se sap perquè a les únique columnes no volades s'hi varen fer forats per els explosius, però aquests no es van colocar.<br /> <br /> Tot al entorn de la tomba hi ha gravats els noms i dates de totes les batalles més importants de Polònia, des de Cecynia el 972 fins Berlin el 1945. També es va incloure una menció a la resistencia anticomunista del 1945-63. Hi ha guardia armada les 24h del dia cada dia del any.<br /> <br /> La Plaça Piłsudski ha quedat força buida des de 1945, ja que el govern comunista no va reconstruir el pałac Saski, però fa pocs anys s'han excavat els fonaments i hi ha la intenció de reconstruir-lo completament. Seria una bona manera de restaurar arquitectònicament el centre polític de Varsòvia.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_</a>(Vars%C3%B2via)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> The Tomb of the Unknown Polish Soldier in Warsaw is located in a solitary fragment of a colonnade in the middle of the large Piłsudski Square. This is because originally (1923) it was located in the central colonnade of the Saski Palace, then the Ministry of War. During World War II it became the German command of Warsaw, and after the uprising, although the building was intact, it was ordered to completely blow it up. But the Wehrmacht engineers who had the order refused to destroy the part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, out of respect. It is known because holes were made in the only columns that were not blown up for explosives, but these were not placed.<br /> <br /> All around the tomb are engraved the names and dates of all the most important battles in Poland, from Cecynia in 972 to Berlin in 1945. A mention of the anti-communist resistance of 1945-63 was also included. There is an armed guard 24 hours a day every day of the year.<br /> <br /> Piłsudski Square has been quite empty since 1945, as the communist government did not rebuild the Saski Palace, but a few years ago the foundations were excavated and there are plans to completely rebuild it. It would be a good way to architecturally restore the political center of Warsaw.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55315279591/" title="Creu papal / Papal cross"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55315279591_6e55e916a7_m.jpg" width="156" height="240" alt="Creu papal / Papal cross" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Ara la creu papal presideix la Plaça Pilsudski, a Varsòvia. Suposo que conmemora la visita de Joan Pau II a la ciutat. Com és obvi, la importancia del papa polonès és cabdal per entendre el final de la guerra freda a Polònia.<br /> <br /> La tomba al soldat polonès desconegut, a Varsòvia, es troba en un fragment solitari de columnata enmig del gran solar que és la Plaça Piłsudski. Això es deu a que en origen (1923) es va situar a la columnata central del pałac Saski, aleshores el ministeri de la guerra. Durant la II Guerra Mundial es convertí en la comandancia alemana de Varsòvia, i després del aixecament, tot i que l'edifici estava intacte, es va ordenar volar-lo completament. Però els enginyers de la Wehrmacht que tenien l'ordre, refusaren destruir la part de la tomba del soldat desconegut, per respecte. Se sap perquè a les únique columnes no volades s'hi varen fer forats per els explosius, però aquests no es van colocar.<br /> <br /> Tot al entorn de la tomba hi ha gravats els noms i dates de totes les batalles més importants de Polònia, des de Cecynia el 972 fins Berlin el 1945. També es va incloure una menció a la resistencia anticomunista del 1945-63. Hi ha guardia armada les 24h del dia cada dia del any.<br /> <br /> La Plaça Piłsudski ha quedat força buida des de 1945, ja que el govern comunista no va reconstruir el pałac Saski, però fa pocs anys s'han excavat els fonaments i hi ha la intenció de reconstruir-lo completament. Seria una bona manera de restaurar arquitectònicament el centre polític de Varsòvia.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_</a>(Vars%C3%B2via)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Pi%C5%82sudski" rel="noreferrer nofollow">es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_Pi%C5%82sudski</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Now the papal cross presides over Pilsudski Square in Warsaw. I suppose it commemorates the visit of John Paul II to the city. Obviously, the importance of the Polish pope is crucial to understanding the end of the Cold War in Poland.<br /> <br /> The Tomb of the Unknown Polish Soldier in Warsaw is located in a solitary fragment of a colonnade in the middle of the large Piłsudski Square. This is because originally (1923) it was located in the central colonnade of the Saski Palace, then the Ministry of War. During World War II it became the German command of Warsaw, and after the uprising, although the building was intact, it was ordered to completely blow it up. But the Wehrmacht engineers who had the order refused to destroy the part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, out of respect. It is known because holes were made in the only columns that were not blown up for explosives, but these were not placed.<br /> <br /> All around the tomb are engraved the names and dates of all the most important battles in Poland, from Cecynia in 972 to Berlin in 1945. A mention of the anti-communist resistance of 1945-63 was also included. There is an armed guard 24 hours a day every day of the year.<br /> <br /> Piłsudski Square has been quite empty since 1945, as the communist government did not rebuild the Saski Palace, but a few years ago the foundations were excavated and there are plans to completely rebuild it. It would be a good way to architecturally restore the political center of Warsaw.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dzarro72/">dzarro72</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dzarro72/52026657944/" title="***"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52026657944_16872de59c_m.jpg" width="206" height="240" alt="***" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/204270330@N04/">jgtcsnejki</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/204270330@N04/55314787463/" title=" "><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55314787463_d1a00613b4_m.jpg" width="240" height="214" alt=" " /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55313216582/" title="Reduta Bank Polski"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55313216582_1d38aca749_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Reduta Bank Polski" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Durant l'aixecament de Varsòvia de 1944, un dels edificis capturats en els primers dies pels polonesos de la Armia Krajowa fou la ferma seu del Bank Polski, del que només en queda un fragment. L'atacaren des del 1 d'agost, però tansols derrotaren la guarnició alemana el dia 4, i s'hi fortificaren davant del esperat contra-atac alemany. El Bank Polski estava situat en una posició estratègica per defensar els accesos al barri vell des del oest. Els assalts nazis començaren el 11 d'agost, amb artilleria pesada i tancs, però els polonesos aguantaren dins el banc fortificat. Els bombardejos i assalts continuaren amb especial força a partir del dia 20, i finalment el 1 de setembre la guarnició, sense municions, va retirar-se cap al barri vell i per les clavegueres cap a sectors resistents cap al sud.<br /> <br /> Tot i que en ruines durant dècades, finalment als anys 90 es restaurà la part que quedava, però deixant la façana marcada per la metralla com a memorial als combatents polonesos.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> During the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, one of the buildings captured in the first days by the Poles of the Armia Krajowa was the strong headquarters of the Bank Polski, of which only a fragment remains. They attacked it from 1 August, but only defeated the German garrison on the 4th, and fortified themselves there against the expected German counterattack. The Bank Polski was located in a strategic position to defend the approaches to the old quarter from the west. The Nazi assaults began on 11 August, with heavy artillery and tanks, but the Poles held out inside the fortified bank. The bombings and assaults continued with particular force from the 20th, and finally on 1 September the garrison, without ammunition, retreated towards the old quarter and through the sewers to resistant sectors to the south.<br /> <br /> Although in ruins for decades, the remaining part was finally restored in the 1990s, but leaving the facade marked by shrapnel as a memorial to the Polish fighters.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://war-documentary.info/warsaw-uprising-locations-today/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">war-documentary.info/warsaw-uprising-locations-today/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dzarro72/">dzarro72</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dzarro72/52059330029/" title="***"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52059330029_7b4f1676af_m.jpg" width="206" height="240" alt="***" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55313580484/" title="Catòlica Varsòvia / Catholic Warsaw"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55313580484_f7630c0cbf_m.jpg" width="240" height="157" alt="Catòlica Varsòvia / Catholic Warsaw" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Alguns dels combats més forts de l'aixecament de Varsòvia el 1944 contra els nazis foren al barri vell i els seus accessos per el sud. Aquí els polonesos del Armia Krajowa aprofitaren els carrers estrets per reforçar el barri amb barricades, la més famosa de les quals fou la del carrer Piwna. Els alemanys assaltaren aquesta barricada des del 11 d'agost amb les maleïdes tropes de la Brigada Dirlewanger, criminals de guerra que venien d'arrassar el barri de Wola a sang i foc. Aquí no pogueren passar i la barricada aguanta assalts amb blindats Stug III i llançaflames. Tambe fou una fortalessa l'església de St. Martí, que podeu veure aquí (Kościół pw. św. Marcina). No fou fins el 2 de setembre, després de setmanes de combats, que tot el barri vell fou evacuat per les clavegueres abans no fossin anorreats. Després els nazis mataren tothom i volaren les ruines que quedaven de forma deliverada.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Some of the fiercest fighting of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 against the Nazis was in the old quarter (Stare Miasto) and its southern approaches. Here the Poles of the Armia Krajowa took advantage of the narrow streets to reinforce the medieval quarter with barricades, the most famous of which was the one on Piwna Street. The Germans stormed this barricade from August 11 with the damned troops of the Dirlewanger Brigade, war criminals who had just razed the Wola neighborhood to the ground. They could not pass here and the barricade withstood assaults with Stug III armored vehicles and flamethrowers. And beyond that stood like a fortress the church of St. Martin (Kościół pw. św. Marcina), seen here. It was not until September 2, after weeks of fighting, that the entire old quarter was evacuated through the sewers before they were destroyed.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_barricade_on_piwna_street_warsaw_august/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_...</a><br /> <br /> The old quarter in ruins:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55313580469/" title="Davant la plaça del castell / In front of castle square"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55313580469_7ec8386014_m.jpg" width="240" height="84" alt="Davant la plaça del castell / In front of castle square" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Alguns dels combats més forts de l'aixecament de Varsòvia el 1944 contra els nazis foren al barri vell i els seus accessos per el sud. Aquí els polonesos del Armia Krajowa aprofitaren els carrers estrets per reforçar el barri amb barricades, la més famosa de les quals fou la del carrer Piwna. Aquest carrer dona a la plaça del castell (Plac Zamkowy), pel que fou un punt clau. Els alemanys assaltaren aquesta barricada des del 11 d'agost amb les maleïdes tropes de la Brigada Dirlewanger, criminals de guerra que venien d'arrassar el barri de Wola a sang i foc. Aquí no pogueren passar i la barricada aguanta assalts amb blindats Stug III i llançaflames.. No fou fins el 2 de setembre, després de setmanes de combats, que tot el barri vell fou evacuat per les clavegueres abans no fossin anorreats.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Some of the fiercest fighting of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 against the Nazis was in the old quarter (Stare Miasto) and its southern approaches. Here the Poles of the Armia Krajowa took advantage of the narrow streets to reinforce the medieval quarter with barricades, the most famous of which was the one on Piwna Street. This street leads from the Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) to the heart of Stare Miasto and Rynek (the old market square), so it was a key point. The Germans stormed this barricade from August 11 with the damned troops of the Dirlewanger Brigade, war criminals who had just razed the Wola neighborhood to the ground. They could not pass here and the barricade withstood assaults with Stug III armored vehicles and flamethrowers. It was not until September 2, after weeks of fighting, that the entire old quarter was evacuated through the sewers before they were destroyed.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_barricade_on_piwna_street_warsaw_august/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.reddit.com/r/BattlePaintings/comments/dkxyho/defense_...</a><br /> <br /> The old quarter in ruins:<br /> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7PY2mzgto</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55312399377/" title="Comunisme i resistència / Communism and uprising"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55312399377_1b59b23565_m.jpg" width="240" height="183" alt="Comunisme i resistència / Communism and uprising" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Al mig de la zona controlada pels polonesos des del 1 d'agost de 1944, durant el famós aixecament de Varsòvia, es trobaba el gratacels de la companyia telefònica PASTa. Era un punt estrategic imporant tant per les comunicacions que controlava com per la seva alçada (fou el primer gratacels de Varsòvia i aleshores seguia sent el 2on edifici més alt de la ciutat). Uns 200 alemanys s'hi havien atrinxerat i per derrotar-los fou necessari incendiar els soterranis amb benzina i llençaflames, el 20 d'agost. Es va combatre escales amunt, pis per pis fins que els alemanys es rendiren el dia 22. L'edifici, molt danyat, va sobreviure a la guerra i fou reconstruit posteriorment en un estil menys medieval que l'original. Als baixos i ha una magnífica llibreria d'historia militar.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> Al fons hi ha el Palau de la Cultura i la Ciència (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), la icona de l'època comunista.<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> <br /> In the middle of the area controlled by the Poles from August 1, 1944, during the famous Warsaw Uprising, was the PASTa telephone company skyscraper. It was an important strategic point both for the communications it controlled and for its height (it was the first skyscraper in Warsaw and at that time it was still the 2nd tallest building in the city). About 200 Germans had entrenched themselves there and to defeat them it was necessary to set fire to the basements with gasoline and flamethrowers on August 20. The fight took place up stairs, floor by floor until the Germans surrendered on the 22nd. The building, badly damaged, survived the war and was later rebuilt in a less medieval style than the original. On the ground floor there is a magnificent military history library.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAST_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAST_(Poland)</a><br /> <br /> In the background stands the iconic Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki), in Warsaw, the emblem of the communist dictatorship era.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55313311616/" title="Molta superficie a netejar / A lot of surface to clean"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55313311616_e19bdbbd02_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Molta superficie a netejar / A lot of surface to clean" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Tenir nets els milers de metres quadrats de vidres dels gratacels de Varsòvia no es fa sol...<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Somebody has to mantain the cleanliness of the thousands of square meters of Warsaw's new glass skyscrapers.<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55312368439/" title="Flama eterna / Eternal flame"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55312368439_3993208872_m.jpg" width="240" height="155" alt="Flama eterna / Eternal flame" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> La tomba al soldat polonès desconegut, a Varsòvia, es troba en un fragment solitari de columnata enmig del gran solar que és la Plaça Piłsudski. Això es deu a que en origen (1923) es va situar a la columnata central del pałac Saski, aleshores el ministeri de la guerra. Durant la II Guerra Mundial es convertí en la comandancia alemana de Varsòvia, i després del aixecament, tot i que l'edifici estava intacte, es va ordenar volar-lo completament. Però els enginyers de la Wehrmacht que tenien l'ordre, refusaren destruir la part de la tomba del soldat desconegut, per respecte. Se sap perquè a les únique columnes no volades s'hi varen fer forats per els explosius, però aquests no es van colocar.<br /> <br /> Tot al entorn de la tomba hi ha gravats els noms i dates de totes les batalles més importants de Polònia, des de Cecynia el 972 fins Berlin el 1945. També es va incloure una menció a la resistencia anticomunista del 1945-63. Hi ha guardia armada les 24h del dia cada dia del any.<br /> <br /> La Plaça Piłsudski ha quedat força buida des de 1945, ja que el govern comunista no va reconstruir el pałac Saski, però fa pocs anys s'han excavat els fonaments i hi ha la intenció de reconstruir-lo completament. Seria una bona manera de restaurar arquitectònicament el centre polític de Varsòvia.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomba_del_Soldat_desconegut_</a>(Vars%C3%B2via)<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%c3%b3_de_Vars%c3%b2via" rel="noreferrer nofollow">ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrecci%C3%B3_de_Vars%C3%B2via</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> The Tomb of the Unknown Polish Soldier in Warsaw is located in a solitary fragment of a colonnade in the middle of the large Piłsudski Square. This is because originally (1923) it was located in the central colonnade of the Saski Palace, then the Ministry of War. During World War II it became the German command of Warsaw, and after the uprising, although the building was intact, it was ordered to completely blow it up. But the Wehrmacht engineers who had the order refused to destroy the part of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, out of respect. It is known because holes were made in the only columns that were not blown up for explosives, but these were not placed.<br /> <br /> All around the tomb are engraved the names and dates of all the most important battles in Poland, from Cecynia in 972 to Berlin in 1945. A mention of the anti-communist resistance of 1945-63 was also included. There is an armed guard 24 hours a day every day of the year.<br /> <br /> Piłsudski Square has been quite empty since 1945, as the communist government did not rebuild the Saski Palace, but a few years ago the foundations were excavated and there are plans to completely rebuild it. It would be a good way to architecturally restore the political center of Warsaw.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Warsaw</a><br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%c5%82sudski_Square" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C5%82sudski_Square</a><br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/7455207@N05/">SBA73</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7455207@N05/55312553860/" title="Un raconet preservat / A preserved corner"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55312553860_c3eb5b2b50_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Un raconet preservat / A preserved corner" /></a></p> <p>IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE <br /> <br /> Escenaris on fou filmada el 2001 la obra mestra de Roman Polanski: El Pianista. Tot i que en part fou filmada als famosos estudis Babelsberg de Berlin, Polanski va trobar racons intactes de Varsòvia on rodar la pel·licula força &quot;in situ&quot;.<br /> <br /> Aquest es el petit carrer Kozia, en ple centre de la ciutat, que apareix a principis de la pel·licula, quan fa poc que Polonia ha estat conquerida pels nazis. De fet el carrer es tant identic als anys 30 que la placa amb el nom apareix a la pel·licula, pel que l'escena passa al mateix lloc figurat (és dels pocs casos).<br /> <br /> Aquesta foto forma part de tot un viatge pel centre de Polònia, enfocat especialment en els més tragics moments del Holocaust i la II Guerra Mundial, que esclafà Polonia com pocs llocs, però que alhora contrasta amb l'increible renaixement del país fins al moment actual.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://war-documentary.info/where-was-the-pianist-filmed/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">war-documentary.info/where-was-the-pianist-filmed/</a><br /> <br /> =============================================<br /> <br /> Locations where Roman Polanski's masterpiece The Pianist was filmed in 2001. Although it was partly filmed at the famous Babelsberg Studios in Berlin, Polanski found untouched streets of Warsaw where he could shoot the film quite &quot;in situ&quot;.<br /> <br /> This is the small Kozia Street, right in the city center (miraculously intact as all around it was destroyed), which appears at the beginning of the film, when Poland has recently been conquered by the Nazis. In fact, the street is so identical to the 1930s that the plaque with it's name appears in the film, so the scene takes place in the same figurative place (one of the few cases).<br /> <br /> This photo is part of a trip through central Poland, focused especially on the most tragic moments of the Holocaust and World War II, which devastated Poland like few places, but which at the same time contrasts with the incredible rebirth of the country up to the present day.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://war-documentary.info/where-was-the-pianist-filmed/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">war-documentary.info/where-was-the-pianist-filmed/</a></p>

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