Warsaw is magical

September 02, 2025

Warsaw is magical

Did you know that Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, after WWII had to be totally rebuilt?

Why?

Warsaw Burning: The German Response to the Warsaw Uprising

The German response to the Warsaw Uprising was characterized by ruthless terror and unrelenting bloodshed, which caused civilian support to drastically diminish.

Source: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/german-response-warsaw-uprising

"On August 5, 1944, Governor-General Hans Frank messaged the Reich Chancellery an update regarding the Warsaw Uprising. In it, he stated, “For the most part, Warsaw is in flames. Burning down the houses is the most reliable means of liquidating the insurgents’ hideouts.” Frank also noted the indescribable poverty among the millions of inhabitants and promised Hitler that Warsaw would be punished “with complete destruction after the suppression or collapse of the [up]rising.” Despite considerable German losses on the Eastern Front, Frank remained confident that the uprising could be crushed in a few days."

- Source: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/german-response-warsaw-uprising

Then the whole city, especially the old town, or downtown, was rebuilt after the pictures. They used pictures from the museums to build the same or even more beautiful city.

Nowadays, Warsaw Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage.

Here are some of my pictures from 2013.