Name: The Saxon Garden (Ogród Saski)
Address: Marszałkowska, Warszawa, mazowieckie, 05-077, Poland

The Saxon Garden (Ogród Saski) dates back to the early 18th century. It was a baroque garden in the French style, first public park in Warsaw, located next to the royal Saxon Palace (Pałac Saski). The Palace was blown up by the Nazis in 1944
The Garden was renovated, and now you can admire 21 baroque statues along the main avenue of the Garden, the fountain from the middle of the nineteenth century, sundial, some of the trees are 250-years-old

The Garden is located in the city center, between Marszałkowska Street and Piłsudski Square (Plac Piłsudskiego), 1 km from the Old Town
By car: the Garden is within paid parking zone (Monday – Friday 8 am – 6 pm, free on weekends and holidays). Visitors can park on Theatre Square (Plac Teatralny). Please, note, it may take some time to find a free spot
By public transport:
- By metro (M1 or M2): Świętokrzyska stop (requires about 5-minute walk, 500 m)

In the Garden, there is an Italian restaurant – St. Antonio (http://stantonio.pl/en/) with winter patio and summer garden

There is a public playground
In the Piłsudski Square (Plac Piłsudskiego, the largest square of Warsaw), you will find a monumental cross in the spot where Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in 1979, just after he was elected pope in 1978. His visit is considered to be an important event in development of the Solidarity movement

The Saxon Garden (Ogród Saski)

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