Warsaw

Following the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 the Germans destroyed Warsaw as punishment.  Bridges and buildings were flattened to the ground. Of 1.3 million people living in Warsaw in 1939 only 1000 were left in the city after the Uprising.

The Soviets built the Palace of Culture and Science in the early 1950s as a 'gift of friendship'.  They did not rebuild the old town. 

Below are pictures around Warsaw:

Tomb of the Unknown Warrier.

Chopin's Museum

The President's Palace.

A monument commemorating the Jews who made their way out of the Ghetto through the drains and sewers.

A view over the River Vistula from the 'old town'.