Architektura i urbanistyka manifestem władzy w PRL
Architektura i urbanistyka manifestem władzy w PRL

Summary/Abstract: The article aims at presenting diverse architecture and urban planning projectswhich serve as examples of power demonstration. It is hardly a new phonomenon, sincerenditions of the personality cult in architecture dates back to antiquity. However, in thisarticle the point of focus remains Poland, in particular the period of the Polish People’sRepublic. What was selected for the analysis was the projects which symbolised the thenmanner of exercising power over the state. Therefore, the rebuilding of socialist Warsawis mentioned, along with the Millennium Schools (Polish tysiąclatki), civil constructionduring the term of Edward Gierek, including the famous “Gierkówka” motorway, andsome investments of lesser importance realized by lower ranking politicians.

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