Auschwitz Birkenau: German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)
A Nazi extermination camp, now a place of remembrance of the atrocities committed by the Nazis in carrying out their so-called “Final Solution.”
Medieval Town of Toruń
An intact 13th-century Old Town and New Town – the former was a trading hub, the latter a craft center – plus a Teutonic castle ruin.
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
A massive brick castle from an era of forced conversion to Christianity in eastern Europe.
Historic Centre of Warsaw
An outstanding near-total reconstruction of a centuries-old historic city center.
Historic Centre of Kraków
An important market town for hundreds of years and an outstanding example of urban planning, with a range of historical architectural styles.