The Warsaw Rising (1st August 1944) was the largest armed riot during the Second World War, organised by the underground Home Army (Armia Krajowa). Heroic fight against the more powerful German army occupying the capital city ended tragically for the Poles: 10 thousand insurgents and 200 thousand civilians died, 7 thousand went missing. Destroyed in 80 percent, Warsaw became the city of ruins.
The Warsaw Rising Museum was opened in 2004, at the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the fight for freedom. It is a tribute to all those who fought and died for freedom of Poland and its capital city. It teaches history, provokes reflection and moves your heart.
The Museum is situated in a former tram power station from the early 20th century at the junction of Przyokopowa and Grzybowska Streets in Wola District. Unusual interior design appeals to the visitors by image, sound and light, conveys the atmosphere of the insurgent Warsaw. It shows not only military events of 63 days of heroic fights, but also everyday life of ordinary inhabitants of Warsaw.
Visitors walk along paths paved with granite cobbles among ruins of the destroyed city. They experience the “W” hour (the time when the fight broke out), print historical announcements using antique printing presses, walk through a sewer, and they watch uprising chronicles in the Palladium cinema. An important highlight is the hall with the replica of the Liberator B-24 airplane in a 1:1 scale.
The Warsaw Rising Museum is a special point on the route of everyone visiting Warsaw. For the last six years it has been visited by approximately 3 million visitors.
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