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Srodmiescie , the large area that stretches from the Stare Miasto down towards Park Lazienkowski, is the increasingly fast-paced heart of Warsaw. However, in keeping with the Polish spirit of reverence for the past, the sector immediately below the Stare Miasto contains an impressive number of reconstructed palaces, parks, churches and museums, all contributing to a distinctive atmosphere of faded grandeur that's been spruced up. The broad boulevard known as Krakowskie Przedmiescie (which becomes Nowy Swiat in its southerly reaches) is the main artery of the Srodmiescie, a popular promenading route lined with cafes, boutiques and private galleries. To the west, the brash shopfronts, office blocks and fast-food stands around ul. Marszalkowska are overshadowed by the looming form of the Palac Kultury i Nauk , an architectural monument to Stalinist megalomania. Further west still, a modest collection of post-communist skyscrapers epitomizes the changing face of Warsaw city life. Immediately beyond the Palac Kultury i Nauk, al. Jerozolimskie cuts through the Srodmiescie from west to east - a chaotic strip of trams and traffic which nevertheless provides access to the impressive collections of the Muzeum Narodowe .
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