Casco antiguo
Casco antiguo
Old Town (ul. Świętojańska, Warsaw) — this street is regarded as the main artery of Old Warsaw. This district includes the 15th-century Mansjonaria (no. 2), which retains much of its original shape; the 16th-century Royal Surveyor’s House (no. 21) – destroyed in 1944 (the top floor was never been rebuilt) and a 1642 Ship House (no. 31) with a 17th-century late Renaissance doorway adorned with a ship emblem during alteration work in the 18th century. At no. 10, there’s the Jesuit Church of St. Mary of Grace – inside, one can see the miraculous image of St. Mary of Grace (who is considered the patron saint of Warsaw. Of course, with World War II impacting the heaviest upon this country, much of this area was destroyed during the Warsaw Uprising (with reconstruction taking place after the war).