Krakowskie Przedmieście
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Krakowskie Przedmieście, in Warsaw (literal English meaning: "Kraków Suburb"; until the 19th century, also known by the French rendering, "Faubourg de Cracovie") is one of the most impressive and prestigious streets of Poland's capital. It is the northernmost part of the Royal Road, and links the Old Town and Royal Castle with some of the most notable institutions in Warsaw, including the Polish Academy of Sciences (headquartered in the Staszic Palace), the Presidential Palace, and Warsaw University.
The immediate southward extension of Krakowskie Przedmieście, along the Royal Road, is ulica Nowy Świat (English: "New World Street").
Krakowskie Przedmieście is also the main and most elegant street in Lublin, and the name of streets in the Polish towns of Piotrków Trybunalski, Bochnia, Krasnystaw, Olkusz, Sieradz and Wieluń.
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In accordance with Frédérick Chopin's will his heart was taken from his body after death and brought by his sister to Warsaw where it was placed in an urn installed in a pillar of the Holy Cross church in Krakowskie Przedmiescie.
