Nowy Świat Street
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| Length | 1 km (1 mi) |
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| Location | Warsaw |
| From | Nicolaus Copernicus Monument |
| To | Three Crosses Square |
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| Inauguration | =c. 1640 |
Ulica Nowy Świat (Polish pronunciation: [uˈlit͡sa ˈnɔvɨ ˈɕfjat], New World Street) is one of the main historic thoroughfares of Warsaw.
It comprises part of the Royal Route (Trakt królewski) that runs from Warsaw's Royal Castle and Old Town, south to King John III Sobieski's 17th-century royal residence at Wilanów.
Nowy Świat runs from Plac Trzech Krzyży (Three Crosses Square) northwards, intersecting Aleje Jerozolimskie (Jerusalem Avenues) and ulica Świętokrzyska (Holy Cross Street). Near the Warsaw University campus and the Nicolaus Copernicus monument it changes into Krakowskie Przedmieście, which then runs all the way to the Royal Castle.
At its southern end, at Triple Cross Square, Nowy Świat changes into the elegant Aleje Ujazdowskie (Ujazdów Avenue), which changes into ulica Belwederska (Belweder Street), which becomes ulica Sobieskiego (Sobieski Street) as it continues coursing south, ultimately to arrive at Wilanów.
Until the 16th century, Nowy Świat was a main road leading to numerous szlachta palaces and villages south of Warsaw. The street's present name was coined in the 17th century, after the city had begun growing substantially (c.1640). By the turn of the 18th century, the fields along Nowy Świat had become densely urbanized, mostly with wooden palaces and manors.Gutters had been constructed, and the street itself was paved with cobblestones.
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