Alexander Nevsky - Warsaw

When you visit Poland and Warsaw in particular, the places that deserve most of your attention are the wonderful cathedrals. Because Poland is a Catholic country, the temples there are specific and look a lot like the one that can be seen in western Europe. However, the architecture is not the same. The main difference can be seen from the outside. Because the poles are Slavs and they were related, in some way for a pretty long period of time, with the Russians, many typically orthodox details can be spotted on the facade of the buildings.

 

So, if you want to visit and see the wonderful mixture between eastern and western civilization, you simply have to call Poland and book a hotel room.

 

Once you are there, you will hear a lot about the Alexander Nevsky cathedral. Unfortunately, you won't be able to see it, because in the mid 1920 of the past century, it was ruined. However, today I will present you this amazing building, its history and the way it disappeared.

 

It all began in 1815 when Poland became part of the Russian empire. At this time Warsaw became one of the biggest cities in Russia and major administrative centre. Because of the big military garrison located in the city, the Russians decided to built many churches here. So, over 20 orthodox temples were built around the 1890s. Most of those buildings were primarily raised for the soldiers, but to show the might and the power of the Russian empire too.

 

So, when Poland became independent, in the beginning of the 20th century, the authorities decided that these beautiful buildings should be ruined and so they were.

 

Therefore, when you visit Warsaw these days you will hardly see any big orthodox churches there. The reason for that is that the poles associate them with the rule of the Russians and their bad situation and status during these times.

 

However, if you want to see more interesting things like small part of the ruins or to learn about other, already disappeared, building you can try to make a route of your own. To find information, you can make some cheap calls to Poland and ask the tourist information department about these places.

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 Alfred Halfnight is a London-based freelance journalist with a mission to make you a better and happier human being. Drawing attention to the peculiarities of life in the modern age is all part of the package.Check out his other articles for everything you need to know about cleaning.