Gdynia is this year celebrating a century since it was granted city rights.
architecture
Polish town offers free house designs based on famous 19th century style
Otwock hopes that the Świdermajer style can be “revived in our town and be an inspiration to residents”.
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Stone marking 1651 flood found during renovation of medieval harbour crane in Gdańsk
The Gdańsk Crane is the largest medieval harbour crane in Europe and a landmark of the Baltic coast city.
Warsaw refuses to certify 157 “micro-apartments” in city’s “Hong Kong” complex
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The Polish Economic Institute found inefficiencies in land use and transport networks, as well as excessively dispersed housing.
Polish house named best private residence at international architecture awards
The modern house was inspired by the region’s traditional wooden architecture.
How artists created Polish national styles at a time when Poland did not exist
Aleksandra Janiszewska
With Poland partitioned between three imperial powers, art bound Poles together and preserved identity.
Inventing authenticity: how the rebuilding of Warsaw’s Old Town became a model for other cities
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Warsaw’s Old Town was recreated after wartime destruction.
