Warsaw - Construction time again

Stay away from the modern buildings to find strange gems in the backyards.

  • A room with a view

    The view from the 26th floor is more than adequate. The Palac Kultury is the tallest building in Poland and one of the most controversial since many consider it to be a symbol of Soviet domination.

    Palac Kultury

  • Another brick in the wall

    Barbican and old defense wall

  • When angels cry

    Originally built in the 14th century, not even the holy building was spared during the attacks of WW2. The exterior reconstruction is based on 400-year-old drawings.

    St John's Cathedral

  • Erased from memory

    The book displays the names of Marx, Engels and Lenin. But the name Stalin has been plastered over.

    Palac Kultury