I visited Warsaw, the capital of Poland, a couple years ago and my mind was mixing with exciting and sentimental feelings.
There is a mermaid statue in the square of the old city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, which is the spiritual symbol of Warsaw, just like the mermaid statue in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, which is the landmark and city emblem of the city. But the Mermaid of Warsaw, with her sword in her right hand and shield in her left, is the patron saint of Warsaw. Copenhagen’s mermaid, on the other hand, is a sad love story, and the symbolism of the two is far different.
Legend has it that a fisherman named “Wars” caught a mermaid on the Wisla river in Warsaw. Because the mermaid was so attractive, the fisherman brought her home. After a while, the fisherman agreed to let the mermaid return to the water world and more and more people settled along the banks of the Wisla River, gradually forming a prosperous area. The fisherman “Wars” married a beautiful wife named “Zawa”, and the couple’s name combined was Warszawa in Polish.
The old town of Warsaw, a World Heritage site in 1980, is like an open-air museum. Warsaw was completely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, but after the efforts of the Government and the people of Warsaw to rebuild, Warsaw has risen from the rubble, almost all of the buildings we see today are post-war replicas of the original buildings. The buildings around the square, ranging from Renaissance, Baroque, Gothic and Neoclassical types of buildings, each with its own characteristics.
The Poles are an admirable people who have a strong character and birthed great figures such as musician Chopin, astronomer Copernicus, Nobel laureate Madame Curie and other great figures.
The Royal Castle in front of Castle Square is the old royal palace, which was destroyed by the German army in World War II and completed in 1971. Sigismund III, who moved the Polish capital from Krakow to Warsaw in 1573, stands atop the Sigismund column in front of castle Square, holding a cross.
The most famous tourist attractions in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, are spreading in the royal avenue from the south of the old city square, and along the way there are royal castle Sigismund column, Goethe Bridge, Warsaw University, Holy Cross Church, Polish Academy of Sciences, Copernicus memorial statue, Chopin Park and other historical buildings.
Rising from the ashes of the war, Warsaw demonstrated the vitality and resilience of its national character through rapid reconstruction. Whether expressed in its urban landscape or its inner spirit, Warsaw presents a fusion of old and new east and West.
