The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.
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Thematic route

Warsaw: buildings and city life

From model scale through railways and the Vistula to Praga's market and places of remembrance.

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  • Starts atEngineering the Warsaw layout
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About the route

Begin with the engineering of the layout, then find the model of Warszawa Śródmieście Station. Railways introduce movement around the city, a theme continued at Gdański Bridge. The next stop, Gruba Kaśka, shows another role of the Vistula: supplying Warsaw with water.

Continue through the models of Różycki Bazaar, Plac Zbawiciela and the Royal Castle. Trade, religious architecture and the royal residence provide the next themes. The route ends at Powązki Cemetery and its scene of people visiting graves. Finding the models in this order lets you compare the different roles of places that make up a city.

Stops along the way (8)
  1. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.1RoomEngineering the Warsaw layoutHow a miniature railway turns centimetres into metres, using scale, track and moving trains.Quiz
  2. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.2Point of interestWarszawa Śródmieście StationA railway model introducing post-war architecture and art designed around passengers.Quiz
  3. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.3Point of interestGdański BridgeA miniature Vistula crossing and the story of a bridge built on its predecessor's piers.Quiz
  4. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.4Point of interestGruba KaśkaA miniature of the Vistula water intake that draws water from beneath the riverbed.Quiz
  5. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.5Point of interestRóżycki BazaarPraga's market in miniature, with a history that extends beyond everyday shopping.Quiz
  6. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.6Point of interestPlac ZbawicielaA city square recognised by its twin-towered church, recreated in miniature.Quiz
  7. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.7Point of interestRoyal CastleA royal residence in miniature whose present-day form also tells a story of post-war reconstruction.Quiz
  8. The photo shows a family looking at the miniature model exhibition at Kolejkowo in Warsaw.8Point of interestPowązki CemeteryA miniature scene of visiting graves and the origins of a cemetery founded outside Warsaw.Quiz
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Where to find it
Kolejkowo exhibition · Warsaw Towers · 1
Author or origin
Live Story - propozycja redakcyjna
Reference
RTE-KLJ-MIASTO
  • architecture
  • Warsaw
  • thematic route