Wilson Square

Plac Wilsona ("Wilson Square") is the chief square of northern Warsaw's Żoliborz district. It is also one of the Polish capital's main transport hubs, 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]

Wilson Square metro station.

Beneath the square is a Warsaw Metro station (the Wilson Square metro station).

References

  1. Osowski, Jarosław (30 August 2013). "Zmienią nazwę metra pl. Wilsona. Już nie Komuny Paryskiej". Wyborcza.pl (in Polish).


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