• 52°14′50.31″N 21°00′48.3″E / 52.2473083°N 21.013417°E. Sigismund's Column (Polish: Kolumna Zygmunta), originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw...
  • The original column was built in 1644 by the son of King Sigismund III, to honour his father's achievement in moving the Polish capital from Krakow to Warsaw.
  • sigismund-column-warsaw The Sigismund Column is the most famous and oldest secular monument in Warsaw.
  • Until the unveiling of the Napoleonic column on the Paris Vendôme Square in 1810, Sigismund’s Column was the only secular column in Europe.
  • King Sigismund was responsible for relocating Poland's capital from Krakow to Warsaw in 1596. The centerpiece of the column is a statue of King Sigismund...
  • Sigimund's Column is one of the famous landmarks of Warsaw city and located in Castle Square of Warsaw in Poland.
  • Built in honour of the man who moved the capital of Poland from Kraków to Warsaw - King Sigismund III Vasa - this column was erected way back in 1664 by...
  • Sigismund’s Column now stands at 22 meters (72 feet) and is adorned by four eagles.
  • Piercing triangular Castle Sq, this 22m-high monument to Sigismund III Vasa, who moved the capital from Kraków to Warsaw, was erected by the king's son…
  • Sigismund's Column and the Royal Castle on Castle Square (9629675253).jpg 4,288 × 2,652; 1.33 MB.
  • The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland’s capital from Kraków to Warsaw.
  • Sigismund's Column directly stays at 22 meters and is enhanced by four birds of prey.
  • Castle Square in the Old Town is dominated by Sigmundus' Column, probably the most famous monument in Warsaw.