The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw was built in 1955 as a gift from Stalin and the Soviet Union to Poland and served as a symbol of socialist power. It originally housed a cultural center and concert hall but now contains a theater, museum, library, concert hall, and viewing terrace on the 30th floor along with some cafes and restaurants.
2. History
It was opened in 1955 on
the initiative of Joseph
Stalin as a gift of the
Soviet people for the
Poles. Built by Russian
workers, for a long time, it
was considered to be a
symbol of socialist power
and the pride of People's
Poland. In the past it was
a cultural centre and a
concert hall.
3. Today there is a theatre,
a museum, a librarty,
a concert hall and a view
terrace on the 30th floor.
There are also some cafes
and restaurants.