Past

PAST is a building located at Zielna 37 street, in Warsaw, Poland. It was built in 1904-1910 and was constructed in two phases. The lower part, designed by L. Wahiman, I.G. Ciason and B. Brochowicz-Rogoyski, was completed in 1904-1905; the upper part was added in the years 1907-1910.

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It was the first skyscraper in Warsaw. It was constructed by a Swedish company, Codergen, one of the first reinforced concrete constructions of this magnitude in Europe.

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In 1922 it housed the Polish Telephone Company (Polska Akcyjna Spolka Telefoniczna). During German occupation, it was the regional telephone center for General Gubernia. On 20 August 1944, after 20 days of bloody fights, the building was captured by Polish insurgents of AK battalion ?Kili?ski?. The building was severely damaged.

Related Topics:
German occupation - Gubernia

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After World War II, it was rebuilt in simplified architectural form.

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