Category Archives: Warsaw Architecture

Relax in the Gardens of the Royal Castle in Warsaw

August 15, 2019
The final effect of the restoration of the Lower Garden at the Royal Castle is absolutely stunning! This is the last step of the post-war reconstruction of the Old Town in Warsaw which is inscribed o...

Smolna 8 – Block of Flats

December 20, 2018
A 19-storey residential tower with 140 apartments and a rooftop restaurant, designed by outstanding Polish architects Jan Bogusławski and Bohdan Gniewiewski, constructed between 1964-1976. In the beg...

Cross an Iconic Warsaw Bridge (Most Gdański)

December 20, 2018
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...

The Royal Sculpture Gallery in the Old Orangery

December 18, 2018
The Royal Sculpture Gallery in the Old Orangery is one of three main galleries in the Royal Łazienki Park, arranged according to the Royal inventory from 1795. The collection mostly includes 18th cen...

WSM Koło II Housing Estate

December 18, 2018
The WSM Koło II housing estate was designed by Helena and Szymon Surkus. It was built shortly before the socialist realism became the required architecture style in communist Poland. It’s an ar...

Prudential Tower with the Hotel Warszawa

December 18, 2018
Prudential tower was built in 1931-1933 according to the design of Marcin Weinfeld. It was the tallest building in Poland and a symbol of pre-war Warsaw. Its image, with walls riddled by German missi...

Hanna and Gabriel Rechowicz House

December 18, 2018
Behind this house during WWII, Irena Sendler hid glass jars with the names of Jewish children she rescued from the Warsaw Ghetto. After the war the house belonged to the artist couple Hanna and Gabri...

ZODIAK Warsaw Pavilion of Architecture

December 18, 2018
ZODIAK Warsaw Pavilion of Architecture was created to present architectural achievements of Warsaw. It’s located in a vibrant part of the city center at the Pasaż Wiecha. The pavilion, being it...