Zbawiciela Square

A star-shaped square in downtown Warsaw, located at the intersection of: Marszałkowska, Mokotowska, Nowowiejska and Aleja Wyzwolenia. The development of the square with tenement houses began in the period after 1880. The name, officially given to it in 1922, was taken from the Church of the Holy Savior, or Zbawiciel in Polish, located here.
The buildings of the square were mostly destroyed in 1944, with the exception of three tenement houses. At the beginning of the 1950s, during the construction of the Marszałkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa (MDM, or Marszałkowska Residential District in English), the southern side of the Zbawiciela Square was enclosed with buildings with a uniform colonnade and arcaded stores. In 1968, tram tracks were transferred on the square and they have been laid across the middle of the square, where they are now.
In the years 2012-2015, the center of the scuare hosted an artistic installation Rainbow, designed by the artist and performer Julita Wójcik. The Rainbow was set on fire, seven times.
There are many bars, restaurants and cultural venues at Zbawiciela Square. The square is a fashionable social meeting place in Warsaw, popular especially among students. In recent years, it has even gained informal names: Zbawix, and Hipster Square.