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The Mier Barracks, also known as the Crown Horse Guard Barracks, and the Wielopole Barracks, is a historic complex of military barracks in Warsaw, Poland, located at 3 Chłodna Street, in the neighbourhood of Mirów within the district of Wola. Built in 1732, it originally consisted of six two-storey-tall buildings, placed in two rows on both sides of the street, with two buildings remaining to the present day. Upon opening, it housed the Crown Horse Guard Regiment, and was later used by the Army of Congress Poland until 1851, when it became a fire station of the Warsaw Fire Guard. Currently, it houses the Rescue and Firefighting Unit no. 4 of the State Fire Service.

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Mier Barracks
Krochmalna, Warsaw Wola

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