The Karkonosze National Park is located within the Dolnoslaskie Voivodeship, on the border with the Czech Republic. The present... more»
Opened in 1955, was for decades the largest stadium in Warsaw, and one of the largest in Poland. Under the Polish People's Republic, it was one of the most advertised construction sites and a principal venue for Party and state festivities. In the 1980s the stadium became dilapidated, as no funds could be found to refurbish it. After 1989 it was used mainly as a bazaar, becoming famous as the place to buy a whole range of illegal goods, most notably pirated software and media. Its demolition began in September 2008, and the new National Stadium will be constructed in its place to serve as one of the venues for Euro 2012 (GNU Free Documentation License).
It was established in the 17th century in the baroque style. It took the name £azienki ("Baths") from a bathing pavilion that was located there. The gardens were acquired in 1764. Most of the park's buildings burned during and after the Warsaw Uprising (1944), amid fighting among German, Polish and Soviet forces. The structures nevertheless were relatively well-preserved, compared to Warsaw's Old Town, and the park's reconstruction was completed within a few years after the war (under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License).
Park is a bounded area of land, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped) state and set aside for some purpose, usually to do with recreation (GNU Free Documentation License).