Warsaw Uprising Monument
Pomnik Powstania Warszawskiego
A large bronze sculpture group unveiled in 1989, depicting insurgents bursting out of the ruins and retreating into the sewers.
The Warsaw Uprising Monument stands in Krasiński Square and was unveiled in 1989, on the 45th anniversary of the Uprising. It was designed by sculptor Wincenty Kućma and architect Jan Dobrzyński. The sculpture group has two parts: one group of insurgents charges out of collapsed buildings to fight, while another climbs down into a manhole to retreat. This reflects the real events of 1944, when insurgents evacuated through the sewers after the Old Town fell, and the original sewer manhole can still be seen in the pavement in front of the monument. Every year on 1 August at 5 p.m. ('W Hour'), the city sounds its sirens and pedestrians pause in silence. Admission is free, and the Warsaw Uprising Museum nearby offers more on this history.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- New Town & Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum
- Warsaw Barbican & City Walls
- Old Town Market Square
- Multimedia Fountain Park
- St. John's Archcathedral
- Grand Theatre – Polish National Opera
- Royal Castle & Castle Square
- St. Anne's Church & Viewing Terrace