This odd residential tower was built during communism. It contained 140 apartments and a rooftop restaurant. It was designed by …
Cross the Iconic Gdański Bridge
The Gdański Bridge is a double-decked steel truss bridge constructed in 1957-1959 according to Janusz Ratyński’s design. It was built …
Modernist Masterpiece That Inspired Pablo Picasso
WSM Koło II is a housing estate built in the late 1940s in the Wola District. It`s considered an outstanding …
What Le Corbusier Would Do to Paris (If He Was Allowed To)
Behind the Iron Gate (Za Żelazną Bramą) housing estate is a complex of nineteen 15-storey residential buildings. Each one was …
Discover an Odd Communist-Era Housing Estate
Przyczółek Grochowski seems to be an utopian vision but at the same time it`s considered a modernist masterpiece. It was …
Finish Houses: A Green Oasis In the Middle of the City
It`s hard to believe that you are just 400 meters from the Royal Route, in downtown area. It’s hidden and …
Ministry of Agriculture – An Example of Socialist Realism
Ministry of Agriculture is my favorite building designed in Socialist Realism style in Warsaw. It was the mandatory architectural style …
Socialist Warsaw Walking Tour
After the Second World War, Warsaw was almost completely demolished. The new communist government tried to rebuild the Polish Capital …
Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw
The giantic Palace of Culture and Science was built just in three years between 1952 and 1955. It was Joseph …