The Monument Tree of Pawiak

Pawiak Prison was constructed in 1835. During the 1863 Uprising, it was pressed into use as a transfer camp for Polish citizens sentenced to deportation to Siberia.

Following the German invasion during World War II, Pawiak Prison became a Gestapo prison. During this period, approximately 100,000 people were imprisoned. Some 37,000 died on the premises, and another 60,000 were transferred to concentration camps.