Krakowskie Przedmieście is one of the best known and most prestigious streets of Poland's capital Warsaw, surrounded by historic palaces, churches and manor-houses. It constitutes the northernmost part of Warsaw's Royal Route, and links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including, proceeding southward, the Presidential Palace, Warsaw University, and the Polish Academy of Sciences headquartered in the Staszic Palace. The immediate southward extension of the street along the Royal Route is New World Street.
Krakowskie Przedmieście
Entry of king Augustus III into Warsaw with a temporary triumphal arch at Krakowskie Przedmieście by Samuel Mock (1734). St. Anne's Church is visible on the right
The return of squads of Polish army from Wierzbna showing the general view of Krakowskie Przedmieście with Tyszkiewicz Palace by Marcin Zaleski (1831).
Panoramic view of the southern end of Krakowskie Przedmieście
Presidential Palace, Warsaw
The Presidential Palace is the official residence of the Polish head of state and president alongside the Belweder Palace, located in Warsaw, Poland. Originally constructed in 1643 as an aristocratic mansion, it was rebuilt and remodelled several times over the course of its existence by notable architects. The current neoclassical palace was completed in 1818.
Main facade of the palace
Koniecpolski Palace in 1656; it was burned down during the Deluge
Radziwiłł Palace in 1762
Carmelite Church and Radziwiłł Palace (right) in 1780, painting by Bernardo Bellotto