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During World War ll, the main part of the city of Warsaw, on the left bank of the Vistula River, was 90% destroyed. At first, the Polish authorities thought of abandoning the ruins of Warsaw, and move the capital elsewhere. But as the citizens began to return, settling in the ruins and making repairs, the city came back to life once again. The ruins of the Ghetto were leveled, and a new residential district was built right on top of them, making the new buildings one level higher than the prewar buildings had been. The city's historical downtown was rebuilt, but since all plans and blueprints had gone up in flames, eighteenth century Warsaw landscapes, painted by the Italian artist Canaletto, were used as the basis for the new plans to stay as true as possible to the original architecture.
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Apartment building in the Praga neighborhood in Warsaw | 
Houses in Warsaw | 
Central Square in Warsaw |
Colorful building in Warsaw | 
Warsaw apartment buildings | 
Modern apartment buildings in Warsaw |
Apartment buildings in Warsaw | 
Apartment building in Praga neighborhood in Warsaw | 
Old and modern architecture in Warsaw |
