PKiN / Sept 2016

Architect: Lev Rudnev, 1955, in a Stalinist-Gothic style similar to the seven Stalinist Skyscrapers in Moscow. The Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) was a controversial "gift" from the USSR. Now seen in historical perspective, a remarkable symbol of the city and a contrast to the modern high-rises surrounding. Downtown Warsaw, Poland. 

(CC BY-SA - credit: Photo by George Rex.)