plac Teatralny

This guide to plac Teatralny in Warsaw follows the empty spot on the theatre's roofline, meant since architect Antonio Corazzi's 1833 design for a triumphant statue that a failed 1830 uprising made too political to install. You'll hear how the square then absorbed worse damage, from the 1939 bombing that gutted the theatre to its facade to the fighting of the 1944 Uprising, and how city planners spent decades deciding what to rebuild first. Look up at the roofline to see how the story was eventually resolved.