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partisans. Most of the surrounding buildings were heavily damaged or completely destroyed. After the war, several buildings were restored, excluding the pre-war city hall with its notable clock tower. It was rebuilt according to the original architectural plans only in the late 1990s.
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The origins of the square date back to the beginning of the 19th century, when a small square was established in 1818. From 1825 to 1832, the Great Theatre building was constructed. When the city administration was relocated to the
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of 1944, the square witnessed heavy fighting between the Nazi German soldiers and the
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Jabłonowski Palace
Great Theater

Great Theater

Jabłonowski Palace

Blank Palace
Polish
Śródmieście
Warsaw
Poland
Great Theatre
Jabłonowski Palace
January Uprising
Revolution of 1905
September 1939
Warsaw Uprising
Home Army
Great Theatre
Jabłonowski Palace
Blank Palace
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Stanisław II Augustus
Warsaw Meridian
meridian
Greenwich Mean Time

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