Royal Castle and Sigismund II Column, Warsaw

The Royal Castle in Warsaw is a castle residency and was the official residence of the Polish monarchs. It is located in the Castle Square, at the entrance to the Warsaw Old Town. In its long history the Royal Castle was repeatedly devastated and plundered by Swedish, Brandenburgian, German, and Russian armies. After the devastation done by Nazis during the Warsaw Uprising, the Castle was rebuilt and reconstructed. In 1980, Royal Castle, together with the Old Town was registry in UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Brzozwa Alley (Birch Alley), Warsaw

The Corner with St. John Church, Krakow

Lublin

Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. The city was a target of attacks by Tatars, Ruthenes, Yotvingians, and Lithuanians and was destroyed several times. It received a city charter in 1317. Lublin, by some tourists called "little Krakow", has historic architecture and a unique ambiance, especially in the Old Town.

The entrance of Auschwitz I

The gate with the inscription "Arbeit macht frei" ("work will set you free").

Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Main SS guardhouse "Death Gate"

From May 1944, trains full of deportees arrived inside the camp. 

Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Empty Zyklon-B canisters found on the grounds of the camp after liberation. Until 1941, Zyklon-B was used exclusively for disinfection. From late August 1941, Zyklon-B was used first experimentally and then regularly as a means of mass extermination in Auschwitz. 

Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Interior of a wooden barrack in quarantine sector. The majority of the barracks erected in Birkenau were wooden. An average of 5 people shared each bunk.

Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Eyeglasses found at the site after the liberation of the camp.

Remains of barracks for prisoners, Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Wooden barracks in sector Blla which served as quarantine for male prisoners in Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Hundreds of prisoners were crowded into each barracks. "Quarantine" was used to intimidate newly arrived prisoners and break them into the camp's strict rules and unquestioning obedience.

Rabsztyn Castle

Rabsztyn  is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olkusz, within Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

The Będzin Castle

The Będzin Castle is a castle in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century. It was an important fortification in the Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Potocki Palace, Krzeszowice

Krzeszowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. First mention of Krzeszowice comes from 1286, when Bishop of Kraków, Paweł z Przemankowa, allowed a man named Fryczek Freton to locate the village of Cressouicy.  In 1850–1855, the Potocki Palace was built, in the Italian Renaissance style, together with English garden. The palace with all its details was not completed until 1870.

Pieskowa Skała (Little Dog's Rock) and Maczuga Herkulesa

Pieskowa Skała is a limestone cliff in the valley of river Prądnik, Poland, best known for its Renaissance castle. It is located within the boundaries of the Ojców National Park, 27km North of Kraków.

Maczuga Herkulesa is a tall (30 meters) limestone monadnock situated in Ojców National Park. Its name, in Polish means the "cudgel (or bludgeon) of Hercules", due to its distinctive shape.

Ujazd

The castle in Ujazd was erected not later than in the 15th century. In 1524 it was badly damaged so the owners sold it. 

Wawel Cathedral, Krakow

Is located on Wawel Hill in Krakow and has a 1000 year history and was the traditional coronation site of Polish monarchs. The Wawel Cathedral has been the main burial site for Polish monarchs, since the 14th century.

St. Mary Church, Katowice

 Is one of the oldest churches in Katowice, dating back to 19th century.

Szczecin

Szczecin is located on the Oder River. The history of Szczecin, began in the 8th century, when West Slavs settled Pomerania and erected a new stronghold on the site of the modern castle.