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Pawiak Prison Museum
Museum4.6 · 2 7914.2 · 277≈ 1 h 8 minEntry: ~20 PLN1.9 km from the center
Possibly closed right now (closed_temporarily)
A solemn memorial museum on Dzielna Street in Warsaw, situated on the site of a prison built in 1835 by Henryk Marconi. Under Nazi occupation from 1939 to 1944, it served as the principal Gestapo prison in Poland, where over 100,000 inmates were interrogated and 37,000 executed. The preserved basement holds reconstructed isolation cells, death row, personal relics, and the bronze Pawiak Tree monument.
Highlights
- Preserved underground isolation cells and Gestapo interrogation rooms
- Moving 'Pawiak Tree' bronze memorial bearing plaques with victims' names
- Original prison letters, smuggled notes, and historical artifacts
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