CHOPIN‘S THE FRYDERYK MONUMENT, THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS KAZIMIERZOWSKI PALACE CHOPIN BENCHES 1 ROYAL ŁAZIENKI PARK 3 (KOŚCIÓŁ ŚWIĘTEGO KRZYŻA) 5 (PAŁAC KAZIMIERZOWSKI) WARSAW (POMNIK FRYDERYKA CHOPINA, ŁAZIENKI KRÓLEWSKIE) ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 3 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 www.swkrzyz.pl In a dozen or so places in Warsaw you will fi nd multi- Al. Ujazdowskie, www.lazienki-krolewskie.pl media benches that bring you closer to Fryderyk Chopin The monument was erected in Royal Łazienki Park to commemorate the Enter the church, which in the early 19th century was the largest Catho- Take a look at the 17th-century palace, whose architecture contains Ba- You have certainly heard about Fryderyk Chopin and and his music. Press the button and listen to one of his virtuoso and is the only example of Art Nouveau monument architecture lic church in Warsaw. Many important moments from the history of the roque and Classical elements. The Chopin family lived on the second fl oor his timeless music! The composer and virtuoso spent most famous compositions: a mazurka, waltz, ballad or in Warsaw. Take part in free outdoor Chopin concerts performed by out- Chopin family are connected with it: the baptisms of Fryderyk’s sisters in the left wing of the building. Fryderyk often played and sat with a book his childhood and early youth in Warsaw. Discover plac- nocturne. standing pianists from around the world. They take place at the monu- Izabella and Emilia were held there. According to Chopin’s last will, his in the botanical adjacent to the palace. The building also housed es in Warsaw connected with Fryderyk using the ‘Cho- ment every Sunday from May to September at 12:00 and 16:00. oldest sister Ludwika brought his heart to Warsaw, where it was embed- the Warsaw Lyceum, which Chopin attended. pin in Warsaw’ and ‘Selfi e with Chopin’ mobile apps. ded in a pillar in the church. EVERYDAY RECITALS AND CONCERTS

No matter when you visit Warsaw, you can listen to the music of Frederic Chopin. There is no shortage of places in WARSAW the city center where you can enjoy daily recitals by Polish and overseas pianists. THE FRYDERYK CHOPIN MONU- MENT, ROYAL ŁAZIENKI PARK WESSEL PALACE 1 (POMNIK FRYDERYKA CHOPINA 9 (PAŁAC WESSLÓW) ŁAZIENKI KRÓLEWSKIE) ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 25 Al. Ujazdowskie For more information visit: THE FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIŁSUDSKI SQUARE AND SAX- EN.CHOPIN.WARSAWTOUR.PL POLONAISE IN A MAJOR, OP. 40 NO. 1 FUNERAL MARCH, SONATA IN B FLAT MINOR, OP. 35 WALTZ IN C MINOR (OP. POSTH.) 2 MUSEUM 10 ON GARDEN (MUZEUM FRYDERYKA CHOPINA) (PLAC PIŁSUDSKIEGO I OGRÓD SASKI) ul. Okólnik 1 pl. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego

THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY THE ZAMOYSKI PALACE 3 (KOŚCIÓŁ ŚW. KRZYŻA) 11 (KOŚCIÓŁ ŚWIĘTEJ TRÓJCY) ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 3 pl. Stanisława Malachowskiego 1 (MUZEUM FRYDERYKA CHOPINA) (PAŁAC ZAMOYSKIEGO) (PAŁAC CZAPSKICH) 2 ul. Okólnik 1 4 ul. Nowy Świat 63/67 6 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 5 THE CHOPIN IN WARSAW APP www.chopin.museum/pl ZAMOYSKI PALACE 4 (PAŁAC ZAMOYSKIEGO) MAZOVIA ul. Nowy Świat 67/69 OstrówDiscover places related to the composer, see what they The Fryderyk Chopin Museum is located in the historical Ostrogski Cas- The palace is connected with the story of Fryderyk Chopin’s piano, which In one of the palace buildings, the Chopin family had an apartment, Mazowieckalooked like in his time and listen to his most famous com- tle and is one of the few multimedia biographical museums in Europe. was in the apartment of the composer’s sister, Izabella. The Russians, in where the Warsaw elite met. Fryderyk spent his last years there before KAZIMIERZOWSKI PALACE THE BIRTHPLACE OF FRYDERYK positions. You will also fi nd a calendar of events and con- Among the exhibits you will fi nd the composer’s last piano and manu- retaliation for an attempt to assassinate the tsarist governor, plundered leaving the country permanently in 1830. It was here that he composed 5 (PAŁAC KAZIMIERZOWSKI) 12 CHOPIN IN ŻELAZOWA WOLA ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28 (DOM URODZENIA F. CHOPINA) certs. scripts of his letters and compositions. the building and threw the instrument out of the window. Currently, the two concerts recognised as his most important works of his Warsaw pe- Żelazowa Wola 15, palace houses lecture rooms. riod. 96-503 Sochaczew CZAPSKI PALACE (PAŁAC CZAPSKICH) (about 50 km from Warsaw) 6 PŁOCK ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 5 ST. ROCCO AND ST. JOHN 13 THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE SELFIE WITH CHOPIN APP THE VISITATIONISTS CHURCH BROCHÓW MAZOVIA (KOŚCIÓŁ W BROCHOWIE) 7 (KOŚCIÓŁ WIZYTEK) Find places related to Chopin, take a selfi e with the com- ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 34 Brochów 70, 05-088 Brochów (about 60 km from Warsaw) 14 13 poser and share it with your friends on social media. ŁOMIANKI WARSZAWA PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FRYDERYK CHOPIN EUROPEAN SANNIKI 12 (PAŁAC PREZYDENCKI) ART CENTER IN SANNIKI BROCHÓW ŻELAZOWA 8 14 SOCHACZEW ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 46/48 (EUROPEJSKIE CENTRUM ARTYSTYCZNE) WOLA ul. Warszawska 142, 09-540 Sanniki OŻARÓW MAZ. BŁONIE (about 90 km from Warsaw) BALLADE IN F MINOR, OP. 52 ETUDE IN C MINOR, OP. 10 NO. 12 WALTZ IN D FLAT MAJOR, OP. 64 NO. 1

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SKIERNIEWICE THE VISITATIONISTS CHURCH WESSEL PALACE CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY ST. ROCCO AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST (KOŚCIÓŁ WIZYTEK) (PAŁAC WESSLÓW) (KOŚCIÓŁ ŚWIĘTEJ TRÓJCY) CHURCH IN BROCHÓW 7 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 34 9 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 25 11 pl. Stanisława Małachowskiego 1 13 (KOŚCIÓŁ W BROCHOWIE) www.wizytki.waw.pl www.trojca.waw.pl Brochów 70, 05-088 Brochów, www.brochow-parafia.pl CHOPIN’S The young Fryderyk played the organ many times during mass for pupils In 1830, it was precisely from this place that Chopin was bid farewell by In 1825, the fi fteen-year-old Fryderyk Chopin gave a concert at the Evan- Fryderyk’s parents Mikołaj Chopin and Justyna Krzyżanowska were mar- WARSAW from the Warsaw Lyceum, which he attended. This 17th-century church his friends and left Warsaw forever as he set off for Vienna. During this gelical-Augsburg church. For his performance, he received a diamond ring ried in the church in Brochów. Also, it was where, on 23 April 1810, Fry- survived World War II and preserved to this day most of the original dec- period, the palace served as the offi ce of the Saxon Post Offi ce and postal from Tsar Alexander I. The classical church from the 18th century, located deryk was christened. Surrounded by a wall with corner towers, the church oration. Pay attention to the pulpit in the shape of a boat – one stables. at the highest point of Warsaw, served as a viewing deck and observation is one of the most valuable Renaissance religious monuments that also of the most interesting parts of the interior. tower. had a defensive character.

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PRESIDENTIAL PALACE PIŁSUDSKI SQUARE AND SAXON THE BIRTHPLACE OF FRYDERYK CHOPIN FRYDERYK CHOPIN EUROPEAN ART GARDEN IN ŻELAZOWA WOLA CENTER IN SANNIKI 8 (PAŁAC PREZYDENCKI) 10 12 ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 46/48 (PLAC PIŁSUDSKIEGO I OGRÓD SASKI) (DOM URODZENIA FRYDERYKA CHOPINA) 14 (EUROPEJSKIE CENTRUM ARTYSTYCZNE IM. F. CHOPINA) pl. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego Żelazowa Wola 15, 96–503 Sochaczew, www.chopin.museum/pl ul. Warszawska 142, 09-540 Sanniki, www.ecasanniki.pl

The 8-year-old Fryderyk Chopin gave his fi rst public concert in this 17th-cen- The housed the Warsaw Lyceum, in which Chopin’s father Here, in 1810, Fryderyk Chopin came into the world. A few months after The artist often spent holidays with his school friends in Sanniki. The Fry- tury palace. The performance evoked great enthusiasm and aroused the Nicolas worked as a French teacher, and the Chopin family lived in a staff his birth, the Chopins moved to Warsaw. However, Fryderyk often spent deryk Chopin European Art Center promotes the composer’s work and it interest of local newspapers. After regained its independence in apartment there. Unfortunately, the palace no longer exists today as it holidays at the estate. From May to September, every Saturday and Sun- has a library containing a musicological collection and works dedicated 1918, the building became the seat of the prime minister and the govern- was demolished during World War II. However, you can visit the Saxon day at 12.00 and 15.00 you can listen to Chopin recitals. to the artist. ment, and from 1994 the President of the Republic of Poland. Garden, where Fryderyk played over 200 years ago.

Publisher: Warsaw Tourist Offi ce. II edition, Warsaw 2019. Free copy

Photos: The Fryderyk Chopin Monument © City of Warsaw; The Fryderyk Chopin Museum © F. Kwiatkowski; The Church of the Holy Cross © verdical Fotolia; Zamoyski Palace © F. Kwiatkowski; Kazimierzowski Palace © W. Hansen; Czapski Palace © Z. Panów pzstudio.pl; The Visitationists Church © T. Nowak; Presidential Palace © T. Nowak; Wessel Palace © Z. Panów pzstudio.pl; Piłsudski Square and © W.Z. Panów pzstudio.pl; Church of the Holy Trinity © Ł. Kopeć; The Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola © M. Jaszowski fullframe; St. Rocco and St. John the Baptist Church in Brochów © M. Jaszowski fullframe; Fryderyk Chopin European Art Center in Sanniki © M. Jaszowski fullframe. Icons design: „Moyo” – Teresa Witkowska, www.moyo.pl RONDO IN C MINOR, OP. 1 MAZURKA IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP. 7 NOCTURNE IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 9 EN