This
weekend, I was in for treat when a friend shared photos about the newly opened
upper gardens of the Warsaw Royal Castle (Zamek Królewski w
Warszawie). The rear of the castle has been under construction for what
seems like the whole two years we’ve lived here. And finally, the gardens
opened this weekend to all visitors for free!
Not
surprisingly, the castle has always had gardens which extended from the rear of
the castle to the Vistula River. From 1818-1827, Polish architect Jakub Kubicki
redesigned the gardens in a neoclassical style (hence the name Kubick Arkades).
Now, nearly 200 years later, the gardens have been restored to their former
glory; and it looks like more renovations may be in the works down the road
according to the
castle’s website and its garden plans.
Yesterday’s
weather was slightly overcast, but plenty of Poles were out taking advantage of
the brief sunshine and strolling through the new gardens. I joined them with my
camera in hand and spent about an hour trying to get some good photos of the
new gardens. I probably should return on a weekday morning so fewer people
would be in the photos.
Stop
by the new gardens for yourself someday soon! You can even enjoy a beer or other
refreshment at the café located here as well while you soak up the sunshine!
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| This section is part of the castle's lower gardens. |
Location:
Warsaw
Royal Castle
Plac
Zamkowy
Gardens
are open: 10 a.m. to dusk Monday to Saturday
11
a.m. to dusk Sundays
More
photos on the Facebook page of Fall in Love with Warsaw
4 comments:
Have you read any book about Polish history since you arrived in Poland? I'm asking cause I wonder what insight you have into Poland, history and all of that.
@ME, Yes, I've read many, many historical fiction and non-fiction books. Why do you ask? Here are some I've read about Poland: Empty Water: A memoir of the Warsaw Ghetto, Searching for Schindler, Love & Hate, The Warsaw Zookeeper, Entanglement, Poland's Daughter, Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project, Escape from Sobibor and the Last Jew of Treblinka.
Well, I meant something like Norman Davies' "God's Playground". Cause I think that not only recent 76 years shaped Poland. Things like taking christianity from West than East/South, German colonization, counterreformation, Sarmatism and so on.
Love the chevron print on those tree pots!!
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