Category Archives: Social realism

Palace of Culture and Science

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palace of culture and science in warsaw(Pałac Kultury i Nauki) in Warsaw – Stalin’s gift to Warsaw

Since 1955 the Palace has been of interest to visitors in Warsaw. It is located in the very center of the city, on a square biggest in Europe. This huge edifice was erected in 1952 – 1955, designed by Lew Rudniew, of stone and limestone. The skyscraper was constructed as a gift from the Russian people to Poland. The idea of building it was Stalin’s. Its shape is similar to that of Moscow Skyscrapers. When it was built, the Palace was the second building in Europe as far as its height. It’s not far from Constitution Sq. – another social realism project in Warsaw Continue reading →

Muranów

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One of the first post-war housing estates in Warsaw, built  on the ruins of ghetto in the former Jewish district, between 1949-1956. Before the war the estate had houses, inhabited mainly by the Jewish population, but during the occupation, the Germans incorporated it into the Jewish Ghetto and after the collapse of the Ghetto Uprising, the entire area was leveled.
The new, social realist settlement was established on the left-over pile of rubble. Continue reading →

The MDM district

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MDM social realism style statue near Konstytucji Sq.(Marszałkowska Dzielnica Mieszkaniowa – Marszałkowska Housing District). Built in 1951-1952,when Social realism was the obligatory style in architecture. Located in an area that housed wealthy residents before the war. MDM includes the district of Konstytucji Square, Marszałkowska Street and Waryńskiego Street. Continue reading →