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Palace of Culture and Science

Pałac Kultury i Nauki

The Palace of Culture and Science is a monumental high-rise public building in central Warsaw combining a tall central tower, stepped lower wings and ornate parapets. It houses theatres, cinemas, museums, concert halls and offices and has a publicly accessible observation terrace on the 30th floor. The building was completed in 1955 and remains a dominant landmark in the city skyline.

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First raised

1955

Its prime

1955

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1955

What Palace of Culture and Science looked like in its prime.

A massive, tiered skyscraper of light-coloured stone and concrete with a tall central tower that rises through stepped setbacks to a square clock/turret and a long slender spire. Vertical bands of narrow windows and recessed pilaster-like bays run the tower's height; ornate parapets, pinnacles and sculptural groups crown the lower terraces. A broad, columned main entrance sits at the base, and the building stands framed by modern high-rises in the background.

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8 places to explore in 1955.

The record describes 8 distinct spots at Palace of Culture and Science, including 5 interiors: grand lobby / main vestibule, congress hall auditorium, studio theatre stage and audience and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Exterior approach from the plaza to the main façadeMain entrance portal with Copernicus and Mickiewicz sculpturesGrand lobby / main vestibuleCongress Hall auditoriumStudio Theatre stage and audienceKinoteka cinema auditorium (cinema screens)Museum of Evolution gallery30th-floor observation terrace (open deck)

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