Intriguing Block of Flats
This odd residential tower was built during communism. It contained 140 apartments and a rooftop restaurant. It was designed by outstanding Polish architects Jan Bogusławski and Bohdan Gniewiewski in...
Communist Era
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 on the pillars of the Citadel Rail Bridge from 1875, destro...
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 example of Polish post-war architecture and urbanism. However it was criticized by communi...
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 dedicated to 2500 residents. These monumental, identically looking buildi...
The RM58 chair by Roman Modzelewski
The RM58 chair was design by Roman Modzelewski in 1958. It’s probably the most valued and recognized chair designed during communism in Poland. Le Corbusier was so astonished he wanted produce ...
Hanna and Gabriel Rechowicz House
This little house shares stories of people important for Polish history and culture. During WWII, Irena Sendler hid glass jars with the names of Jewish children she rescued from the Warsaw Ghetto. Af...
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 designed by Oskar and Zofia Hansen, one of the most outstanding Polish archite...
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 barely known even by locals. It`s a center of local activism supporting all kind of act...
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 in the Eastern Bloc countries between 1948 – 1955. The mo...
Muranów: Explore a Neighborhood Built on the Ruins of the Ghetto
Muranów is a special area in Warsaw`s history located adjacent the Wola and Śródmieście districts. Most of it was incorporated into the Warsaw Ghetto during the World War II, the largest Jewish ghett...