Jerzy Ziętek Rondo

Rondo at night with Spodek and DOKP skyscraper

The Rondo Generała Jerzego Ziętka is a multi-lane roundabout in Katowice. Here the running in a north-south direction Aleja Wojciecha Karfantego and extending in the east-west direction Droga Krajowa meet 79 that is here part Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa ( Chorzowaska, Aleja Walentego Roździeńskiego ) to each other. It was named after the roundabout Jerzy Ziętek.

History

The roundabout was created as part of the architectural redesign of downtown Katowicer 1965. In the middle of the traffic circle a tram station was set up in the basement stores were created. Between 2004 and 2006, the roundabout was rebuilt. For ongoing in east-west direction Drogowa Trasa Średnicowa a tunnel was ( 676 m) built with two tubes and three lanes in each tube. A subway system for pedestrian traffic. The tram stop was preserved. Above ground, a dome was built of steel and glass that will fit the design of the Spodek. It has a height of 14 m and a span of 80 m. The surface of the dome measures 1000 m². In the dome there are stores and the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice there has an exhibition area. The cost of reconstruction measures amounted to about 340 million zloty, of which 15 million zloty in the dome.