Sightseeing in the centre of the city will enable you to discover the modern architecture which is rapidly giving the town the face of a city streched towards the future: the business development and the main multinationals have created a sound demand of buidings for offices and commercial enerprises; new modern buildings arose together with steel and glass towers, daring skyscrapers, glowing business and shopping centres. But you will find the best face of Warsaw only if you are able to explore it carefully and discover by yourself that extraordinary loving act that is the reconstruction of the old city besides the old restored buildings and villas here and there, the pre-war architecture miraculously survived, the charm of its parks and gardens, the wide course of the Vistula river, the rich cultural life of this city which is both cosmopolite and provincial at the same time. There are many other beautiful historical buildings, magnificent churches, and palaces, about which much could can be written. Warsaw is also the national centre of culture and learning. It hosts the Polish Academy of Science, 13 higher education institutions, about 27 museums and 20 theatres, the national philharmonic, and opera and operetta companies.