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Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport (Port lotniczy im. Fryderyka Chopina Warszawa-Okęcie) is an airport located in Warsaw, Poland.
Named after Poland's famous composer Frederic Chopin, it is the country's largest airport. The land was used for airplanes since 1910, while actual airport buildings were constructed in 1934.
The current two story Terminal One was constructed in 1992. The airport will add a second terminal to deal with rising traffic in 2005. The new terminal will triple capacity.
External link:
The airport's official website (in English) (http://www.polish-airports.com/index.php?menu=2&action=401)
Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in central Poland near Sochaczew, in the region of Mazovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Chopin died, officially, of tuberculosis in 1849, although there is some speculation that he may have had another disease such as cystic fibrosis or emphysema due in part to autopsy findings (reported only by his sister) seemingly inconsistent with the initial diagnosis.
Although Chopin is buried in the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris, his heart is entombed in a pillar in the Church of the Holy Cross in Warsaw.
Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola in central Poland near Sochaczew, in the region of Masovia, which was part of the Duchy of Warsaw.
Officially the cause of Chopin's death was tuberculosis, although there is some speculation that he may have had another disease such as cystic fibrosis or emphysema due in part to autopsy findings (reported only by his sister) seemingly inconsistent with the initial diagnosis.
Chopin's music for the piano combined a unique rhythmic sense (particularly his use of rubato, chromatic inflections, and counterpoint), as well as a piano technique which was of his own creation.
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