Plac Zbawiciela

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Plac Zbawiciela (English: Saviour's Square) is a small circular town square in central Warsaw, Poland, designed by Johann Christian Schuch originally as a part of royal gardens. Located towards the southern end of Marszałkowska Street, near Łazienki Park, the square is named after the Church of the Most Holy Saviour (Polish: Kościół Najświętszego Zbawiciela), which was built starting in 1901 and is located on the southern side.

Three streets intersect the square, in a radial pattern, and the center of the square is a roundabout. A number of building containing business offices, stores, and residences, as well as the church itself, form a ring surrounding this roundabout.

The square was the setting, and the primary filming location for the award-winning 2006 Krzysztof Krauze's film of the same name.