Winter Warsaw from above

Warsaw is the capital of Poland, located in Eastern Europe on the Vistula River. The population of the city is 1.8 million people. Today, Warsaw is a mixture of diverse architectural styles. During the war, the old city was almost completely destroyed and restored only in the post-war years. In recent decades, the panorama of the city has been enriched with modern skyscrapers and business centers.

(Total 40 photos)

Source: Zhzhurnal / gelionsk

1. Business center of Warsaw. In the foreground of the planets is the building of the railway station "Warszawa Centralna"

2. Emilii Plater Street

3. On the left, the glazed roof of the Złote tarasy (Golden Terraces) shopping center is visible.

4. 40-story skyscraper Rondo 1

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6. View from Świętokrzyska street

7. Texture

8. Under construction 54-storey skyscraper Złota 44

9. National Stadium is a football stadium built in 2011. The new stadium has a capacity of 64,500 people and is equipped with a retractable roof that can transform it into a sports and concert hall.

10. Castle Square. Central historical square in Warsaw. Before the destruction of Warsaw in 1944, Castle Square was one of the busiest squares in the capital.

11. Novotel Hotel

12. Rondo 1

13. InterContinental Warszawa Hotel

14. Residents of the surrounding houses protested against the construction, because the building would block the sunlight. However, in the end, an agreement was reached with the residents, and the project was changed: according to the new project, the upper part of the building stood on a column, thereby freeing up space for sunlight.

15. Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki). Tallest building in Poland.

16. Built on the model of the "Stalin skyscrapers" as a gift from the Soviet Union to the Polish people (built with Soviet money by Soviet builders).

17. The Palace of Culture and Science was built in 1955 and until 1957 it was the highest building in Europe.

18. The author of the project is the Soviet architect Lev Rudnev. The building is a mixture of art deco, socialist realism and Polish historicism.

19. The Rolling Stones performed in the building of the Palace of Culture and Science in 1967. It was the first performance of a leading Western rock band in a socialist country.

20. In 2000, a clock was built into the skyscraper, and then it became the tallest building in the world with a clock.

21. On the 30th floor of the building (at a height of 114 meters) there is an observation deck.

22. Warsaw Marriott Hotel and Oxford Tower

23. Krakowskie Przedmieście

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25. Cosmopolitan building

26. Cable-stayed bridge across the Vistula

27. Grzybowska Square

28. Generala Władysława Andersa

29. Warsaw Central Station. Platforms and paths are located in the underground hall.

30. Puławska

31.TP SA Tower

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33. Warsaw Financial Center (Warsaw financial center)

34. Church of St. Barbara

35. Construction of a metro station on a new (second) branch

36. Russian Center for Science and Culture in Warsaw and Trade Representation of the Russian Federation

37. Crossroads of Żelazna and Chłodna

38. A wooden pedestrian bridge was built on this site in 1942, connecting the two parts of the Warsaw Ghetto (large and small ghetto). Chłodna (Cold) Street passed under the bridge, which was excluded from the ghetto due to its role as a main road. The Warsaw Ghetto is a Jewish ghetto created by the Nazis during the occupation of Poland. During the existence of the ghetto, its population decreased from 450 thousand to 37 thousand people.

39. And such a typical building was in Warsaw in the 80s

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