11 Aug 2010

Warsaw before the 2nd world war

After the 2nd world war a new communist regime decided that it did not make any sense to rebuild Warsaw to restore its previous unique, beautiful architecture but instead they order to construct new, "modern" buildings in line with socio-communist style. The city lost its original atmosphere and its beauty.

The photos presented below are on display on the websites: http://www.starawarszawa.pl/ and http://www.warszawa1939.pl (both set up to document the architecture and the history of the City) but the buildings in the photos got destroyed and don't exist.

From warszawa
Marszałkowska Street (one of the main streets in Warsaw)

From warszawa
Marszałkowska towards Al. Jerozolimskie

From warszawa
Marszałkowska (between Chmielna and Al. Jerozolimskie)

From warszawa
Wiedeński Train Station

From warszawa
Marszałkowska and Chmielna

From warszawa
Marszałkowska towards Saski Square

From warszawa
Al. Jerozolimskie

From warszawa
Napoleon Square

From warszawa
Bankowy Square

From warszawa
Saski Gardens

From warszawa
Saski Square

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