Ciutat Vella and Old Town in Warsaw

Ciutat Vella is the oldest district of Barcelona. Here, the first buildings were built back in the first century BC - during reign of Emperor Augustus. These buildings, including a forum (the site of today Plaça de Sant Jaume), gave rise to the town known today as Barcelona. Unfortunately, not a lot from this period has been preserved – for example; the Roman columns from the Temple of Augustus. Ciutat Vella is composed of smaller units: Raval, Barri Gòtic La Ribera, Parc de la Ciutadella and Barceloneta. Ciutat Vella stretches between the Mediterranean Sea and the nineteenth-century Eixample district. The axic of the district is of course the avenue of La Rambla, stretching between the Plaça de Catalunya and the seaport.

Warsaw Old Town comparing to Ciutat Vella looks very modestly. The main reason of this was II World War, when a lot of important buildings were devastated by invaders. The worst happened after Warsaw Uprising in 1944, when German Army blow up 90% of Old Town. Immediately after first devastations in 1939 Warsaw architects started to work on of plan the rebuilding. During rebuilding Polish people reuse as many original bricks as it was possible.