Świętokrzyska Street, Warsaw
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Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...
's city centre is one of the Polish city's principal thoroughfares. It links the city's centre with
Wola Wola () is a district in western Warsaw, Poland. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into a major financial district, featuring various landmarks and some of the tallest offi ...
borough. The street is named for Holy Cross Church, which stands on
Krakowskie Przedmieście Krakowskie Przedmieście (Polish) (, ) is one of the best known streets of Poland's capital Warsaw, surrounded by historic palaces, churches and manor-houses. It constitutes the northernmost part of Warsaw's Royal Route, and links the Old Town ...
. Named after the street are a Warsaw Metro station and the
Świętokrzyski Bridge The Holy Cross Bridge () is a bridge over the Vistula river in Warsaw, Poland linking Powiśle neighborhood with Praga Północ district. It is a cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from ...
. The street was closed to traffic and trams from 2011 to March 2015 due to the construction of Warsaw's second Metro line (which runs underneath the length of the street).


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Streets in Warsaw Odonyms referring to religion Śródmieście Północne {{Poland-road-stub