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Falcon fan saves baby bird from killer crows after it FELL off Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and disappeared for a week

Delighted falcon fan Jola Saratowicz managed to save the chick called Varso after he was spotted by other falcon enthusiast. FalconFani

After locating the chick called Varso, Jola Saratowicz climbed on to the roof of the Palace of Culture and after chasing the young falcon around finally managed to grab it, saving it from certain death.

Wish you were here? Google Street View reveals top virtually visited places in Poland

As part of a global ranking of most visited locations, the software giant released the data to coincide with its launch 15 years ago.

Energylandia one of Google’s Top 10 most searched for tourist attractions in Europe

The theme park in Zator, southern Poland, was ranked number 8, ahead of Milan Cathedral and Camp Nou football stadium in Barcelona in 9th and 10th position and just behind the Almalfi Coast in Italy on 7th.

Batman has landed: New DC Comics book sees caped crusader in Warsaw where he is baffled by low crime rate

VIDEO: When Batman lands in the capital in a chapter of the 184-page book which sees the Dark Knight travel to 14 countries, he concludes that the low levels of crime are due to technology developed by a company called Warsaw Tech.

Google Earth technology reveals fascinating ‘now-and-then’ views of Poland

GALLERY: The birds-eye view into the past is available through the desktop version of Google Earth, with maps of Warsaw from 1935 as well as Gdańsk and Wrocław from 1943.

They built this city… actually they didn’t! Fascinating hand-drawn plans reveal how Warsaw could have looked

The architects’ utopian vision of the capital saw, among other things, a vast swathe of greenery measuring four times the length of New York’s Central Park, a huge sunken amphitheatre built on the southern fringe of Pl. Trzech Krzyży and Pl. Unii Lubelskiej as a vast square of almost dehumanizing dimensions.

Hollywood star Joseph Gordon-Levitt showcases ‘beauty of Poland’ in short film

VIDEO: Featuring contributions from over 75 artists, in just 1:11 minutes the film viewers on a journey through Poland, from cities buzzing with life to the peacefulness of the countryside.

All dolled up! Warsaw’s extraordinary Doll’s House Museum is more than just a room full of toys – it’s a freeze frame to another age

Oozing irresistible charm, it’s easy to lose track of time inside this museum; peering into the past, lost in a world of miniature, those who visit find themselves beckoned into a beguiling, distant land that is simultaneously enchanting and extraordinary.

Historic housing estate built for Stalin’s workers keeps the home fires burning despite legal limbo

TFN takes a wander round the streets of Osiedle Przyjaźń: a little-known and fascinating corner of Warsaw, built to house Soviet builders working on the Palace of Culture.

At last! Plans to gentrify Palace of Culture’s central square FINALLY go ahead after tender winner announced

With plenty of greenery and water features, the park will also include paving arranged asymmetrically to form a “phantom” map of a city that does not exist, a reference to the buildings in Warsaw that were destroyed during WWII.  

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New bi-lingual book hailed as ‘love letter’ to one of Warsaw’s quirkiest streets

Laying bare the secrets and the stories behind Warsaw’s Hoża street, the new Polish-English language book is set to achieve cult status for its charming exploration of the city’s hidden side.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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