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Powiśle, Warsaw

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In the 17th and 18th centuries the area was mostly inhabited by the poor. Little changed in the 19th century when the neighbourhood became slightly industrialized. It retained the character of a city slum until its almost complete destruction during the
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After the war, the area became partially rebuilt and the area of Mariensztat became the first neighbourhood of Warsaw to be reconstructed. Currently there are plans to turn the area into the
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of 1944. It was inhabited by the unemployed and craftsmen of all types, factory and port workers,
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river and its escarpment. Historically, it is composed of three neighbourhoods: central Powiśle,
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View from St. Anne's Church towards Świętokrzyski Bridge, looking over Mariensztat.
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Vistula
Warsaw
Śródmieście
Vistula
Mariensztat
Warsaw's Old Town
Solec
Warsaw Uprising
smiths
London Docklands
Warsaw University
campus
Warsaw University Library
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Unofficial web page of Powiśle
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