Detail View: SHIMMER: Palace of Culture and Science
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Title:
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Palace of Culture and Science
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Creation Date:
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1955
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Dimensions:
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168 m high (42 floors)
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Image Date:
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2005
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Period:
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20th century
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Start Date:
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1952
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End Date:
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1955
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Location:
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Warsaw
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Country:
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POLAND
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Display Creator:
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RUDNEV, Lev
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Image ID:
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08-0251
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Description:
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Detail: section of sculptural relief inside the entrance portico showing a heroic Soviet worker shaking hands with a Polish man. The building was 'a gift', at the behest of Stalin, from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 the function of the building has changed. The Polish Communist Party originally met here in the Congress Hall. It now houses an exhibition centre, theatres, conference spaces, offices, and radio and TV broadcasting companies. The clocks were added to the facade in 2000.
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Rights:
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© Dave Ball
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Permissions:
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For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
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Photographed by:
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Dave Ball
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Creator:
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RUDNEV, Lev
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Creator Dates - Born:
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1885
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Creator Dates - Died:
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1956
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Creator Role:
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Architect.
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Culture Gender:
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Male.
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Nationality:
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Russian.
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- 1900-2000
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture -- Poland -- Warsaw
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Subject Heading:
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Architecture, Soviet
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Subject Heading:
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Heritage tourism -- Poland
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Subject Heading:
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Relief (Sculpture), Soviet
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Subject Heading:
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Sculpture, Soviet
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