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Achitecture inside the Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw (Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki).

Construction started in 1952 and lasted until 1955. A gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland, the tower was constructed, using Soviet plans, almost entirely by 3500 workers from the Soviet Union, of whom 16 died in accidents during the construction. The architecture of the building is closely related to several similar skyscrapers built in the Soviet Union of the same era, most notably the Moscow State University. However, the main architect Lev Rudnev incorporated some Polish architectural details into the project by travelling around Poland and seeing the architecture. The monumental walls are headed with pieces of masonry copied from renaissance houses and palaces of Kraków and Zamość.

Shortly after opening, the building hosted the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students. Many visiting dignitaries toured the Palace, and it also hosted performances by notable international artists, such as a 1967 concert by the Rolling Stones, the first by a major western rock group behind the Iron Curtain.

Very Grand building, but I am not sure that it is liked as much by the Polish population as it is Tourists.
You can see the external of the building in my gallery.

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May 12 2008 16:48 GMT misscharlie52
Wow! Wonderful picture and a great history lesson to go along with it! Thank you for sharing...
Charlie
May 12 2008 16:50 GMT garynumber1cleaner
thanks misscharlie ... glad you like he info and pic ;-)
May 12 2008 17:05 GMT megmet PRO
Fabulous notes Gary and such a wonderful colour.
May 12 2008 17:06 GMT garynumber1cleaner
thanks meg ... the colour is very overpowering but I liked it too ;-)
May 12 2008 17:49 GMT Lensvision
Nice detail.
May 12 2008 17:51 GMT 32131
Bravo! You are learning Polish :)
May 12 2008 17:51 GMT garynumber1cleaner
thanks lensvision ;-)
May 12 2008 17:54 GMT woooigottafightcominup
rose tattoo
May 12 2008 17:56 GMT garynumber1cleaner
32131 .. yes I have a perfect teacher ;-))
May 12 2008 17:59 GMT 32131
Pozdrów Ją ode mnie :)
May 12 2008 17:59 GMT garynumber1cleaner
wooo .. I love the titles you add to your own pics and indeed other peoples.. it reminds me of a doctor showing you a card with a pic on and saying *say the first thing that comes into your head* lol
I think it would be great to have a forum dedicated to you where you add a pic of your owwn and then add a title that your own mind sees in the pic.. you always make me smile .. thank you ;-))
May 12 2008 19:13 GMT LisaSam67 PRO
LOL Gary..... you do that too hahahahahahahahahaha
you cracked me up with the car show fisheye pics lol
reminds me.... i still need to send you the bill for that therapy session haha
May 12 2008 19:19 GMT garynumber1cleaner
I know ...lol its wooo that started me off.... i do it in reply to his pics now also ;-)
May 12 2008 21:15 GMT LisaSam67 PRO
that's funny :-)
May 12 2008 22:49 GMT ButterflyWings
nice red :) lol
May 12 2008 22:50 GMT garynumber1cleaner
Guess its an appropriate colour for the builders of this ;-)