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Orientation

Map and orientation at the Warsaw Citadel

The Citadel is a large site with several gates and museums. This map helps you see where the entrances, parking and the main buildings are before you set off.

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June 23, 2026
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Map of the grounds

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1Polish History Museum2Polish Army Museum3Museum of the Tenth Pavilion4Katyn MuseumExecution GateZoliborz GateNew Town GateBielany GateParkingPlaygroundFountains
  1. 1Polish History Museum
  2. 2Polish Army Museum
  3. 3Museum of the Tenth Pavilion
  4. 4Katyn Museum
Legend: Gate / / amenities (hover) Buildings Greenery
Layout of the grounds based on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Gates and entrances

Zoliborz Gate

ul. Dyminska 13 — closest to Dworzec Gdanski metro (M1) and step-free. The most convenient main entrance from the Zoliborz side.

Execution Gate

The historic part of the Citadel and a memorial site, near the Tenth Pavilion.

Car park entrance

From Wybrzeze Gdynskie — leads to the underground car park beneath the museum complex.

Getting around the site

The Citadel covers a large area — the museums are some distance apart and entrances are on different sides. It is easiest to start from the Zoliborz Gate (closest to the metro) and leave the Execution Gate and the memorial sites for a calmer part of the visit.

Audio guide (demo)

An audio guide to the key stops. In this demo the narration is read by the browser’s speech synthesizer.

DEMO: in the field each stop would trigger automatically via GPS and play recorded narration, even offline. Here you pick a stop manually.

  1. Execution Gate

    The Execution Gate is linked with executions on the Citadel slopes. It is a place of remembrance — pause here for a moment of reflection.

  2. The Tenth Pavilion

    The Tenth Pavilion was a political prison. Many independence activists passed through it. Today it houses a museum.

  3. Polish History Museum

    The Polish History Museum tells a thousand years of the nation’s history. Its observation deck offers a panorama of the Citadel.

  4. Polish Army Museum

    The Polish Army Museum presents Polish arms: tanks, aircraft and artillery — outdoors and in the galleries.

  5. Katyń Museum

    The Katyń Museum commemorates the victims of the Katyń massacre. It is a place of reflection; admission is free.

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