From Plac Teatralny we leave ul. Moliere, which we come to Piłsudski Square. It is one of the largest squares in Warsaw. It is located between ul.: Królewska, Moliere, Ossoliński and the Saski Garden. It was created as a representative courtyard of the no longer existing Saski Palace, limited by the aforementioned palace, located on its north. side of Bruhl's palace, as well as a guardhouse, stables, coach houses, residential buildings and gates (also non-existent). W 1794 r. the courtyard of the palace was the site of fierce fights between the people of Warsaw and the Russian army. From 1795 r. the square became the site of inspections, parades and exercises of troops stationed in Warsaw. It was paved and planted with poplars. W 1841 r. a monument commemorating the Russian officers who died during the November Uprising was placed there (moved in 1894 r. to the Green Square – now Dąbrowskiego, w 1917 r. disassembled). In years 1894-1912 a magnificent Orthodox church with a seventy-meter-high tower-belfry was erected on the square (undressed in 1926 r.). W 1923 r. a monument to Prince Józef Poniatowski was erected in front of the Saski Palace (now in front of the Koniecpolski palace – seat of the President of the Republic of Poland). W 1925 r. a monument was unveiled in the colonnade of the Saxon palace – Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (preserved with a fragment of the colonnade). W 1930 r. Saski Square was renamed Piłsudskiego. During World War II, the buildings surrounding the square, including the Saski Palace, has been ruined. After World War II, the Saxon palaces (outside the colonnade), Bruhla, Kronenberg was not rebuilt, and their remains were dismantled. Currently, the square is built up: National theatre, back-up facilities of buildings located at Krakowskie Przedmieście and built in 1974-76 Victoria-Intercontinental hotel. From the west. the square is limited by the Saski Park. In years 1945-90 the square was called Victory. Currently, it is the site of ceremonial wreath laying by official foreign delegations, patriotic and religious celebrations, manifestations and others. Here in 1979 r. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass, here in 1981 r. funeral ceremonies of Primate Stefan Wyszyński took place. In years 1981-88 The May Day procession led this way. The main element of the square is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It was erected under the central arcades of the Saski Palace as a symbolic tomb commemorating all those who died for the freedom of Poland, in many cases unnamed. It was unveiled 2 November 1925 r., when the ashes of an unknown Polish soldier, transferred from the Lviv Eaglets Cemetery, were ceremonially buried here – defenders of Lviv and urns with soil from battlefields from the First World War. Already 4 On the pillars adjacent to the tomb, plaques with the names of the battlefields were unveiled, from which the land was brought. In the arch of the central arcade there is a grille with an image of an eagle and high combat decorations: Of the Cross of Valor and the Virtuti Militari Cross. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was designed by Stanisław Ostrowski. During World War II, despite the destruction of the Saski Palace, the central part of its colonnade survived. After the demolition of the palace ruins, a fragment of the colonnade was left as an architectural fragment of the monument. The battle plaques have been replaced with new ones, commemorating the battles of World War II, new urns with soil from battles were also collected, in which Poles took part. An image of one more decoration was incorporated into the bars – Cross of Grunwald. Subsequent changes in the decoration of the monument were introduced in the years 1989-91. The plaques were then replaced with new ones commemorating more important battles in the history of Poland and in foreign lands with the participation of Poles.. At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a candle is lit all the time and a guard of honor is performed by soldiers from the representative company of the Polish Army. It is here that ceremonial changes of guards take place on days of state and historical anniversaries, appeals of the fallen, wreaths are placed on the grave by foreign and domestic delegations.