Uniwersytet Warszawski. Kampus historyczny i jego dzieje

The University of Warsaw. The Historical Campus and Its History

The publication is the first comprehensive study of history and historical architecture of Warsaw University buildings located within Krakowskie Przedmieście and Oboźna Streets and the Visitationist Church adjacent to them. This unique urban development was created in the place of the former residence of the Vasa royal dynasty (the 17th century), expanded and transformed into the Warsaw Corps of Cadets (2nd half of the 18th century), and finally into the university campus (the 19th century).The authors talk about the complex history of the Warsaw Alma Mater in several richly illustrated chapters devoted to historic buildings, focusing not only on architecture, but also on the figures of professors and alumni of the University – eminent representatives of Polish science and culture.

Keywords: University of Warsaw, campus, higher education, history of science, Warsaw monuments.