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A royal experience: Visit the Royal Castle in Warsaw online!

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The Royal Castle has one of the best 18th century interiors in Europe. And, located in the old town of Warsaw, it used to be one of the most important buildings in Poland where, among other things, the constitution of 3rd May 1791 was adopted.

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The find which includes precious goblets, vases, tableware and cutlery is thought to have belonged to Jewish families before the war and may have been stolen from them by occupying German forces.

New exhibition of unique ceramics opens at Royal Castle in Warsaw

'The King's Extraordinary Gift' is an exhibition of a set of dishes from the Turkish Sultan's table service, gathered from Polish collections. It is the first exhibition at the Royal Castle since its reopening after the coronavirus pandemic.

Show me the Monet! Warsaw’s Royal Castle leads the way in bringing museums out of the cold

The go-ahead to reopen comes 53 days after the castle closed its doors in March and is part of the second stage of what the government is calling ‘defrosting the economy’.

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As world marks International Monuments Day, TFN looks at some of Poland’s finest.

Famed 'White Eagle' chain to enter back into service

The chain of the Order of the White Eagle is set to be used by Poland's head of state for the first time since the 1930s.

Jewel of the Commonwealth set to make official comeback after being locked away for over 80 years

Last worn in 1939, the Chain of the Order of the White Eagle is Poland’s oldest and most important gong, awarded for outstanding civil and military service for Poland, in both peace time and war.

Fascinating new map graphically illustrates devastation Warsaw suffered in WWII

The ‘destruction inventory’ map made between 1945-46 and now available online, provides viewers with a disturbing record of how the capital looked when the guns fell silent in 1945.

National Council of the Judiciary marks 30th anniversary

Poland's National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) celebrated its 30th anniversary during a Tuesday ceremony held at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. Polish President Andrzej wrote a letter on the occasion, read out by his aide Andrzej Dera at the event.

Fascinating story of Vasa kings brought to life at Warsaw’s Royal Castle

The new exhibition entitled ‘The World of the Polish Vasas’ is the crowning finale to the Castle’s Year of the Vasas, which celebrates 400 years since the first king of that dynasty put the finishing touches to the Royal Castle in the five-sided form in which it exists today.

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