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'''''Plac Wilsona''''' ([[Polish language|Polish]] for '''Wilson Square''') is the main square of [[Warsaw]]'s [[Żoliborz]] district. It is also one of the Polish capital's main transportation hubs, with several bus and streetcars stops (opened to the public on [[June 1]], [[1934]]). |
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{{Infobox urban feature |
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| name = Thomas Woodrow Wilson Square |
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| native_name = Plac Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona |
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| native_name_lang = pl |
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| image_place = Plac Wilsona Warsaw 2022 aerial.jpg |
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| image_caption = Aerial photograph, 2022 |
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| location = [[Żoliborz]], [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] |
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| place_type = Square |
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| open = 1923 |
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}} |
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The '''Thomas Woodrow Wilson Square''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Plac Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona''), also simply known as the '''Wilson Square''' ([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Plac Wilsona'') is a [[Town square|city square]] is [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], located in the district of [[Żoliborz]], within the [[City Information System of Warsaw|City Information System]] area of [[Old Żoliborz]]. |
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It is one of the main transport hubs in the city, with several bus and streetcars stops (opened to the public June 1, 1934). |
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| ⚫ | Wilson Square was established in the late |
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| ⚫ | Wilson Square was established in the late 1920s as the main center of the newly formed district, and one of the star-shaped squares that sprang up all over Warsaw. Named for [[president of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]], after [[World War II]] (1953) it was renamed ''Plac Komuny Paryskiej'' ([[Paris Commune]] Square).<ref name="Wyborcza2013">{{cite news|url=https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/1,34864,14517215,Zmienia_nazwe_metra_pl__Wilsona__Juz_nie_Komuny_Paryskiej.html|url-access=subscription|title=Zmienią nazwę metra pl. Wilsona. Już nie Komuny Paryskiej|language=pl|first=Jarosław|last=Osowski|date=30 August 2013|work=[[Wyborcza.pl]]}}</ref> In 1990 the original name was restored.<ref name="Wyborcza2013"/> |
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Beneath the square is a [[Warsaw Metro]] station ([[Plac Wilsona metro station]]). It is the northern [[terminus]] of [[Warsaw Metro]] Line 1. It was opened in April 2005, over four months later than originally scheduled. |
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Beneath the square is a [[Warsaw Metro]] station ([[Plac Wilsona metro station|the Wilson Square metro station]]). |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of buildings and monuments honoring presidents of the United States in other countries]] |
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==References== |
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[[pl:Plac Wilsona]] |
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==External links== |
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* {{Commons category-inline|Wilsona Square in Warsaw}} |
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{{Woodrow Wilson|state=collapsed}} |
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[[Category:Żoliborz]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and monuments honoring American presidents in Poland]] |
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[[Category:Woodrow Wilson]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 3 October 2023
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson Square
Plac Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona | |
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 Aerial photograph, 2022 | |
| Opening date | 1923 |
| Location | Żoliborz, Warsaw, Poland |
The Thomas Woodrow Wilson Square (Polish: Plac Thomasa Woodrowa Wilsona), also simply known as the Wilson Square (Polish: Plac Wilsona) is a city square is Warsaw, Poland, located in the district of Żoliborz, within the City Information System area of Old Żoliborz.
It is one of the main transport hubs in the city, with several bus and streetcars stops (opened to the public June 1, 1934).
Wilson Square was established in the late 1920s as the main center of the newly formed district, and one of the star-shaped squares that sprang up all over Warsaw. Named for U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, after World War II (1953) it was renamed Plac Komuny Paryskiej (Paris Commune Square).[1] In 1990 the original name was restored.[1]
Beneath the square is a Warsaw Metro station (the Wilson Square metro station).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Osowski, Jarosław (30 August 2013). "Zmienią nazwę metra pl. Wilsona. Już nie Komuny Paryskiej". Wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
External links[edit]
Media related to Wilsona Square in Warsaw at Wikimedia Commons
52°16′8″N 20°59′11″E / 52.26889°N 20.98639°E
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