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Rynek Starego Miasta, 00-272 Warszawa, woj. mazowieckie
The Old Town Market Square is a historic square in the heart of Warsaw's Old Town, preserving its medieval layout. Warsaw's Old Town was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 2 September 1980.
The buildings around the square, almost entirely destroyed in 1944 (the destruction of the Old Town reached about 90-95%), were rebuilt in the years after 1945 (the main reconstruction of the Old Town was completed in 1953). The townhouses were recreated in their 17th- and 18th-century forms. The reconstruction drew, among other things, on paintings by Canaletto and pre-war surveys by the Faculty of Architecture of the Warsaw University of Technology. UNESCO recognised the exemplary reconstruction, which changed the conservation principles applied until then.
For those interested in the history of Warsaw, the rebuilding of the capital and the UNESCO heritage.
The square is accessible year-round, around the clock.
Old Town in Warsaw, a pedestrian zone.
