Miodowa Street

Miodowa Street

In the past it's been called Przeczna Street, Miodownicza Street and Kapuczyńska Street and it is one of the main roads in the old part of Warsaw. It's almost 600m long and the whole street is on the heritage list. Miodowa starts from the end of Krakowskie Przedmieście and picturesquely curves around the Old Town and connects with Długa Street at the other end by Krasińskich Square. The street then continues as Bonifraterska Street. Since the 17 century Miodowa Street has been the most presentable artery in the capital. In the times of Stanisław August Poniatowski, 13 of the most impressive palaces in Warsaw stood along this street. Palaces belonging to Warsaw's aristocracy, magnates and priesthood of which only 7 remain. During the period of the Duchy of Warsaw (Napoleonic period), Miodowa was called Napoleon Street. The Teppera Palace used to stand where the Trasa A-Z tunnel goes below  Miodowa today, and this is the place where Napoleon met Maria Walewska at a ball. At number 14, the confectioner, Edward Wedel, started his famous chocolate production in 1851. From just after World War II until 1973 trolley buses coursed along Miodowa Street.