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Sokrates Starynkiewicz Square

1893 establishments in Poland1936 establishments in PolandBuildings and structures completed in 1893Buildings and structures completed in 1936Garden squares in Poland
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Plac starynkiewicza skwer grotowskiego
Plac starynkiewicza skwer grotowskiego

The Sokrates Starynkiewicz Square (Polish: Plac Sokratesa Starynkiewicza) is a triangular urban square in Warsaw, Poland, located within the neighbourhood of Filtry, within the Ochota district, between Koszyki Street, Lindley Street, and Jerusalem Avenue. Its large portion forms a park known as the Alfons Grotowski Square (Polish: Skwer im. Alfonsa Grotowskiego). It was developed in 1893, and in 1936, was turned into a garden square.

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Plac Sokratesa Starynkiewicza, Warsaw Ochota

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Plac Sokratesa Starynkiewicza
02-015 Warsaw, Ochota
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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