The Royal Route

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Bartolomeo Colleoni

   ~3 min here

   The mounted figure and horse make up an equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni, an Italian condottiere who served the Venetian Republic, in the courtyard of Czapski Palace on Krakowskie Przedmieście.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego

   ~1 hr here

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Plac Zamkowy

   ~3 min here

   Plac Zamkowy opens before the Royal Castle, and the castle’s eastern façade defines this side of the square.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Matka Boska Passawska

   ~3 min here

   Before you is Matka Boska Passawska, a votive sculpture of the Virgin Mary on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw’s Śródmieście district.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Ławeczka Studenta

   ~3 min here

   Ławeczka Studenta is a bronze sculpture by Andrzej Renes, showing a student seated on a bench.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Mikołaj Kopernik

   ~3 min here

   Here before Staszic Palace on Krakowskie Przedmieście is Warsaw’s monument to the astronomer Mikołaj Kopernik.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Plac Trzech Krzyży

   ~3 min here

   Plac Trzech Krzyży is Warsaw’s historic square and busy road junction on the Royal Route, where Nowy Świat meets Aleje Ujazdowskie.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Park Ujazdowski

   ~3 min here

   Park Ujazdowski is a historic park beside Aleje Ujazdowskie, set between Piękna Street and Plac Na Rozdrożu.

9. 9

   

   Stop 9: Ogród Botaniczny

   ~3 min here

   Here, Ogród Botaniczny is the botanical garden of the University of Warsaw, set on Aleje Ujazdowskie.

10. 10

    

    Stop 10: Fryderyk Chopin

    ~3 min here

    Here is Wacław Szymanowski’s large bronze memorial to Fryderyk Chopin, in the upper part of Royal Baths Park beside Aleje Ujazdowskie.

11. 11

    

    Stop 11: Pałac na Wyspie

    ~1 hr here

    Pałac na Wyspie is the palace before you, placed on a man-made island amid the water in Warsaw’s Royal Baths park.

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