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16.10.2013

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Off the wall

Warsaw’s historic center is the city’s calling card, and bungling, bumbling tour groups are the dominant force. Can’t they look where they’re going, you’re sometimes moved to ask. In a word, the answer is no. And they’ve got a very good point, for it’s up above on the walls that the area really speaks: through friezes and reliefs, gargoyles and murals…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Town, Warsaw. Photos by Kevin Demaria

 

Old Town, Warsaw. Photos by Kevin Demaria

 

Old Town, Warsaw. Photos by Kevin Demaria

 

Old Town, Warsaw. Photos by Kevin Demaria

 

Old Town, Warsaw. Photos by Kevin Demaria

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