Worth a Detour
Palace of Culture and Science
Stalin's 'gift' to Warsaw, a 237-meter tower in the style of Moscow's skyscrapers, with a terrace on the 30th floor.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid for the terrace
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Plac Defilad 1, 00-901 WarsawDirections
- Getting There
- Next to Warszawa Centralna station and Centrum metro station.
Why Go
The Soviet Union built the palace in 1952–1955, and many Poles still have mixed feelings about it. It holds theaters, cinemas and museums, and its terrace, 114 meters up, has the best view of the city; locals joke it's the best because it's the only one without the palace in it.
Nearby in Warsaw
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