| Krakowskie
Przedmieście, in
Warsaw
(literal
English meaning: "Kraków
Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the
French rendering, "Faubourg de Cracovie") is one of the
most impressive and prestigious streets of
Poland's capital. It is the northernmost
part of the
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).
In accordance with
Fryderyk Chopin's will, after his death his heart was removed,
placed in an urn, and brought by his sister to
Warsaw,
where it was deposited inside a pillar in the
Holy Cross Church on Krakowskie Przedmieście.
The immediate southward extension of Krakowskie
Przedmieście, along the
Royal Route, is
ulica Nowy Świat (English:
"New World Street").
All text by English Wikipedia, all photos by Gazeta.pl
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