Artur Zawisza Square

The area, in the 19th century still far-removed from the city centre, was a spot of particularly heavy fighting during the battle of Warsaw of 1831.

When the fortifications surrounding Warsaw were dismantled in the 1870s, the area started to be built-up and settled, initially with wooden suburban houses around the square, but even before World War I, the area was being encroached upon by the dense city infrastructure.

During World War II in 1942, the 19th century toll-houses were dismantled by the Germans, while the buildings surrounding the square were demolished in the aftermath of the Warsaw Uprising.

They were not rebuilt after the war, and the square was surrounded by new office buildings and shopping malls only recently.

Among notable buildings located at Zawisza Square are the Millennium Plaza and Warszawa Ochota railway station.