Fryderyk Chopin Monument (Pomnik Fryderyka Chopina)

One of Warsaw’s most recognisable monuments and places tied to Warsaw. Since 1959, this monument has been the site of summertime Sunday concerts (from mid-May to late-September at noon and 4:00 pm) devoted to the music of Chopin, played by renowned pianists on a grand piano at the base of the monument. The monument itself, sculpted by Wacław Szymanowski, has a tumultuous history. Its debut was planned for 1910 to commemorate the pianist’s 100th birthday, but delays plagued the project due to controversy regarding the design, and the project was then further delayed by the start of World War I. The monument was finally finished in 1926. Destroyed during World War II, the monument was reconstructed and replaced in 1958.