Palace of Culture and Science
The Palace of Culture and Science (Polish Kultury i Nauki Pałac ) is erected 1952-1955 in the style of the Socialist Classicism 231 meter-high skyscraper in Warsaw. The Palace of Culture was at its completion by the Moscow State University, the second- tallest building in Europe and is still the highest in the Republic of Poland.
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History and Description
Since the building was a gift from the former Soviet Union to Poland, it was originally named after Joseph Stalin ( Pałac Kultury i Nauki imienia Józefa Stalina, " Josef Stalin Culture and Science Palace "). It was initially a symbol of totalitarian oppression often unpopular, but is now regarded as a landmark of Warsaw and houses among others a few cinemas, theaters and museums. The high-rise has on the 30th floor at 114 meters above sea level observation deck and a panoramic restaurant. The 42 -storey high Palace of Culture was designed by the Russian architect Lev Rudnev. Lev Rudnev collected suggestions about this building on a journey through Poland. After the visit of Krakow, Zamosc and Lublin he attempted a synthesis of socialist classicism and traditional architecture. In particular, the Polish Attica from the Renaissance, he took over for the lower parts of the building.
Apart from the debatable artistic value of the Palace of Culture is next to the MDM residential area, only completely preserved monument of architecture of the so-called socialist realism Warsaw, a document of the first period of reconstruction of the Polish capital. For some time he is a listed building.
The Warsaw Palace of Culture hosts numerous transmitters for FM and TV and also has corresponding transmit antennas on its peak.
In Warsaw vernacular he has the nickname " Stalin pie ", " Stalin sting " or " Stalin's revenge ".