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The Warsaw Historic District, in Warsaw, Kentucky, on the Ohio River, is a 65 acres (26 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is roughly bounded by W. High, E. Franklin, Washington, Market, Main, 3rd, 4th and Cross Sts. in Warsaw. The district included 118 contributing buildings.
The castle is a symbol of Polish statehood and history. Its origins date back almost seven centuries and the design of its present structure has evolved in stages since the fourteenth century. (The actual structure is a mid-20th-century reconstruction of the original castle, which was mostly demolished by German occupiers during World War II.)
The oldest home in Warsaw is the Henry Yates House, a home built of log construction circa 1809. On December 4, 1868, 80 people died in the Ohio River steamboat collision of the United States and the America near Warsaw. The Warsaw Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is roughly bounded by W. High ...
The Royal Castle in Warsaw (Polish: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie [ˈza.mɛk kruˈlɛf.ski v varˈʂa.vjɛ]) is a state museum and a national historical monument, which formerly served as the official royal residence of several Polish monarchs.
The Kentucky Hall of Governors in the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History Kentucky's Old State Capitol Building. The Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History, [4] also referred to as the Kentucky Historical Society, [5] is the headquarters for the KHS. A multimillion-dollar museum and research facility, the center features both ...
The Museum of Polish History or the Polish History Museum (Polish: Muzeum Historii Polski) is a museum and national cultural institute [2] in Warsaw, Poland. The purpose of the museum is to present the most important events in Polish history , with a particular emphasis on Polish traditions of freedom.
In 1964 it was rebuilt to house a collection of sculptures by Xawery Dunikowski, [1] and now houses the Xawery Dunikowski Museum of Sculpture, opened in 1965. The Museum is a branch of the National Museum in Warsaw. It also organizes temporary exhibits of art by Polish and foreign contemporary artists. In the Królikarnia Park, named after the ...
Castle Square, with tower of St. Anne's Church at right. The column commemorating King Sigismund III of Poland (a work by Clemente Molli, erected in 1644) is the oldest and one of the symbolic landmarks of the city and the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history.