Just before 69th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising I went for a thematic walk with a guide to see some places connected with this war operation. The second walk in the same area was a few days later, but instead of Warsaw Uprising’s facts I learnt more about history of this part of Warsaw, which is called Ochota.
Ochota is one of Warsaw districts, located in the central part of the city. Its name means “willingness” in English. It comes from the name of the old inn.
The walk started close to a building, where in 1982 the first program of Radio “Solidarność” was aired (see the photo above). Then we went to see place where Stefan Rowecki had been arrested. He was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa, the Polish resistant movement in World War II. He was murdered by the Gestapo in prison, probably on the order of Heinrich Himmler.
Later we were walking the small streets between buildings where bankers had lived before the war. I also learnt about a crash in 1930 of one of the most talented Polish aircraft designer and pilot, Zygmunt Puławski. He died just after the crash and some people wonder about different results of World War II if he didn’t.
Almost at the end of the walk we went to the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (what a long name!), which is also the parish of St. James the Apostle. Its architectural style is neo-Romanesque with some neo-Gothic, which are obviously not the styles I love the most, but I love its stained glass windows, even there are not so old – during the Warsaw Uprising the building of the church was heavily damaged, losing almost all equipment, its roof, and its precious stained glass windows by H. Bardzińska.
The last building of our walk was the most essential for Warsaw Uprising. There, the order of the “W” Hour was signed by Antoni Chruściel, a Polish military officer and a general of the Polish Army. The “W” Hour at 5 pm was the time of beginning of Warsaw Uprising. That’s why, every year, at this particular hour you can see Warsaw stopped in one minute.
The second walk wasn’t that attention-grabbing like the first one, but in my opinion, not every guide has a gift to sell his knowledge to make people be interested in. Anyway, I learnt about a pomological garden (is this name translated properly?), a part of botanical garden, which – looking at actual maps – wasn’t located in Ochota and I had a nice relaxing walk just after sitting in the office for so many hours. That’s a bonus, right?
Ochota is one of Warsaw districts, located in the central part of the city. Its name means “willingness” in English. It comes from the name of the old inn.
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| Grójecka Street |
The walk started close to a building, where in 1982 the first program of Radio “Solidarność” was aired (see the photo above). Then we went to see place where Stefan Rowecki had been arrested. He was a Polish general, journalist and the leader of the Armia Krajowa, the Polish resistant movement in World War II. He was murdered by the Gestapo in prison, probably on the order of Heinrich Himmler.
Later we were walking the small streets between buildings where bankers had lived before the war. I also learnt about a crash in 1930 of one of the most talented Polish aircraft designer and pilot, Zygmunt Puławski. He died just after the crash and some people wonder about different results of World War II if he didn’t.
Almost at the end of the walk we went to the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (what a long name!), which is also the parish of St. James the Apostle. Its architectural style is neo-Romanesque with some neo-Gothic, which are obviously not the styles I love the most, but I love its stained glass windows, even there are not so old – during the Warsaw Uprising the building of the church was heavily damaged, losing almost all equipment, its roof, and its precious stained glass windows by H. Bardzińska.
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| Did you notice what is written in the top? Yes, one of the lasts |
The last building of our walk was the most essential for Warsaw Uprising. There, the order of the “W” Hour was signed by Antoni Chruściel, a Polish military officer and a general of the Polish Army. The “W” Hour at 5 pm was the time of beginning of Warsaw Uprising. That’s why, every year, at this particular hour you can see Warsaw stopped in one minute.
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| Here was the beginning |
The second walk wasn’t that attention-grabbing like the first one, but in my opinion, not every guide has a gift to sell his knowledge to make people be interested in. Anyway, I learnt about a pomological garden (is this name translated properly?), a part of botanical garden, which – looking at actual maps – wasn’t located in Ochota and I had a nice relaxing walk just after sitting in the office for so many hours. That’s a bonus, right?
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