• 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...
  • On the Corinthian column (which used to be of red marble), 28 feet high, a sculpture of the King, 9 feet high, is placed. Sigismund’s Column now stands at 72 feet...
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  • Sigismund's Column (Kolumna Zygmunta), originally erected in 1644, is located in Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks.
  • Sigismund's Column and buildings in Plac Zamkowy (Castle Square), Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Warsaw, Poland, Europe.
  • Time-lapse: Sigismunds Column, originally erected in 1644, Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland. Column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa.
  • The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw.
  • The column and statue commemorate King Sigismund III Vasa, who in 1596 had moved Poland's capital from Kraków to Warsaw.
  • 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...