OUR COUNTRY - Poland is localed in Central Europe. -Poland bordes with Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Russia. - It occupies km2 and there live 39,5 million of people.

In the North of the country there is the Baltic Sea and the South - mountains.

Presidential Palace in Warsaw - the historic palace in the city centre of Warsaw at Krakowskie Przedmieście Street 46/48. Since 1994, the official residence of the President of the Republic of Poland. The Presidential Palace is the largest palace in Warsaw. It was rebuilt several times.

This was originally a baroque-style palace residence of the Genoese, the first in Warsaw type of Italian gardens, which slope down to the Vistula River (flowing in those days, at the foot of the escarpment) at which there was a harbor for ships. The designer of the palace was most likely Constantino Tencalla - then court architect of King Władysław IV, the author of Zygmunt's Column. The construction began in hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski, for the purpose of his Warsaw residence (his Headquartered were Brody). But he died in 1646, and the work completed by his son Alexander. During the Swedish invasion in the years , the palace was looted and devastated by the Swedes and the army of George Rakoczy.

The Mermaid of Warsaw (Polish: Syrenka Warszawska) is a symbol of Warsaw, represented on the city's coat of arms and well as in a number of statues and other imagery.

The legend of this talk often and cooling Warsaw guides tours of the Old Town: A long time ago, two sisters – sirens swam from the Atlantic to the Baltic. They were beautiful women with fish tails, living in the depths of the seas. One of them took a liking to rock in the Danish straits and so far we see her sitting on a rock at the entrance to the port of Copenhagen. The second swam up to the great seaside port of Gdańsk, then the Vistula River flowed up her gear. According to legend, at the foot of today's Warsaw's Old Town, approximately at the place where now the monument is, She came out of the water on a sandy shore to rest, and she liked the place so she decided to stay. Soon the fishermen noticed that during their fishing someone was churning waves of the Vistula, tangling the nets and releasing the fish. But the mermaid enchanted them with her beautiful singing. Once, a wealthy merchant saw the mermaid and her beautiful singing. He quickly calculated how much money goes where he captured the mermaid and displayed her at fairs. He tricked put the siren and imprisoned her in a wooden shed, with no access to water. Complaints heard sirens son of a fisherman and his friends released her at night. Grateful mermaid promised them that if necessary, they too can count on her help. For this reason, the Warsaw Mermaid is armed - has a sword and a shield to defend the city.

Neptune Fountain - the historic fountain in Gdansk, which was established at the initiative of the mayor Bartholomew Schachmann and the city council. It stands in the most representative part of Gdansk - Long Market, at the entrance to the Artus Court.

Preparations for the construction lasted from 1278 when he began felling the forest and collecting building materials (bricks, wood, stones for the foundations). The first phase of construction can be dated to the years (from the beginning of construction to move the convention from a nearby Zantyru. During this period, it was a castle komturski. It consisted of the main castle (later called the High Castle) and ward from the north (now the Middle Castle).

After the acquisition of the castle by the Prussians in 1774 began to rebuild the High Castle barracks, which led to massive destruction.

St. Mary's Church - one of the largest and most important after Wawel Cathedral, Cracow churches, since 1962 holding the title of minor basilica. It belongs to the most famous sights of Krakow and Polish. It is a Gothic church, built in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is located at the north-east corner of the main square, Marienplatz Square. The church is located on the route of the Malopolska Way of St. James from Sandomierz to Tyniec.

Wawel - Krakow hill on the platform, in Krakow, in the District and Old Town, on the left bank of the Vistula; Krakow's historic district. Wawel is a tectonic framework, which was formed in the Miocene and is built from computing million years ago Jurassic limestone century Oxford. The hill rises to a height of approx. 228 m On the hill there are two historic groups of buildings: Wawel Royal Castle The Cathedral Basilica of St. St. Stanislaus. Wenceslas In 1978 Wawel Castle and the Old Town, Kazimierz and Stradom was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, in 1994, together with the Old Town, Stradom Kazimierz, Podgórze, New World and Sand was declared a historical monument. Part of this complex is also fortifications Castle. They were found remains of other buildings from different eras.

Since 1992, the capital city of Elblag diocese. The oldest city in the province, one of Poland's oldest (founded in 1237, town rights in 1246). The town had the right to participate actively in the act of choosing a king. Also the lowest situated city in Poland. It lies at the mouth of the river Elblag to the Vistula Lagoon. According to data from 30 June It has inhabitants.

History of Gate - It is one of the most distinctive and recognizable landmarks Elblag. The fourteenth-century building was, in the past no longer exist fragment of the city walls. Now, after a renovation in 2006, on the top floors was built terrace from which you can admire the panorama of the Old Town Elblag. From here you can also see the main artery of the old Elblag, the street the Old Market. From the times of the monument represented an important part of the fortifications, and one of the main gateways to Elblag. Since its inception, it served Elblag Gate townspeople who did not pay special attention to one of several gates in the defensive walls. Their approach to today's symbol of the city changed with the arrival of the Knights of the Teutonic Order.

Presentation by : Ania F. Aleksandra R. Adam G. Justyna W. Hubert G.