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The history of Warsaw spans over 1400 years. In that time, the city evolved from a cluster of villages to the capital of a major European power, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth —and, under the patronage of its kings, a center of enlightenment and otherwise unknown tolerance.
The following is a timeline of the history of Warsaw in Poland. 1390 - St. John's Cathedral construction begins. 1413 - Duke Janusz I of Warsaw from the Piast dynasty confirmed and extended the city rights of the Warsaw Old Town. [1] 1529 - Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland held in Warsaw. [2] 1534 - Paper mill established. [3]
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A Virtual Journey will transport you to pre-war Warsaw: see what Piłsudski Square was like with a great palace and surrounded by beautiful buildings. The exhibition can be seen in Warsaw’s Mazovian Voivodship Miniature Park.
Media in category "Warsaw in the 1930s" The following 103 files are in this category, out of 103 total.
The history of interwar Poland comprises the period from the revival of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the Invasion of Poland from the West by Nazi Germany in 1939 at the onset of World War II, followed by the Soviet Union from the East two weeks later.
Invasion of Poland; Part of the European theatre of World War II: Left to right, top to bottom: Luftwaffe bombers over Poland; Schleswig-Holstein attacking the Westerplatte; Danzig Police destroying the Polish border post (re-enactment); German tank and armored car formation; German and Soviet troops shaking hands; bombing of Warsaw.
