Palace of Culture and Science

The Palace of Culture and Science is a notable high-rise building in central , Poland. With a total height of 237 metres, it is the second tallest building in both Warsaw and Poland, the eighth tallest building in the European Union and one of the tallest on the European continent.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parade Square and Neon Museum.

Square
is a square in downtown Warsaw, laying between Świętokrzyska Street to the north, Aleje Jerozolimskie to the south, Marszałkowska Street to the east and the monumental Palace of Culture and Science to the west.

Museum
, also the Museum of Neon is a museum located in . The institution documents and protects Polish and Eastern Bloc light advertisements created after World War II.

Museum
The of Polish Academy of Sciences is the display area of the natural history museum in , . It is the public front of the Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii or Zoology Museum and the Instytut Paleobiologii or Paleobiology Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Śródmieście Północne and Śródmieście.

Quarter
is a quarter.

is the central district of , the capital of . It hosts the most tourist attractions, cultural institutions, and restaurants, and is the hub of the city's nightlife.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Palace of Culture and Science

Latitude
52.2319° or 52° 13′ 55″ north
Longitude
21.00629° or 21° 0′ 23″ east
Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)
Open location code
9G4362J4+QG
Geo­Names ID
8410909
Wiki­data ID
Q167566
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Palace of Culture and Science” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Paleis van Kultuur en Wetenskap
  • Arabic: قصر الثقافة والعلوم في وارسو
  • Arabic: قصر الثقافة والعلوم
  • Arabic: قصر الثقافه والعلوم في وارسو
  • Aragonese: Palacio d’a Cultura y la Ciencia
  • Aragonese: Palacio d’a Cultura y la Sciencia
  • Armenian: Մշակույթի և գիտության պալատ
  • Azerbaijani: Mədəniyyət və elm sarayı
  • Basque: Kultura eta Zientziaren Jauregia
  • Basque: Pałac Kultury i Nauki
  • Belarusian: Палац культуры і навукі
  • Bosnian: Palata kulture i nauke
  • Bulgarian: Варшавски дворец на културата и науките
  • Bulgarian: Дворец на културата и науката
  • Catalan: Palau de la Cultura i la Ciència
  • Chinese: 华沙科学文化宫
  • Chinese: 科学文化宫
  • Chinese: 華沙科學文化宮
  • Czech: Palác kultury a vědy
  • Czech: Palác kultury
  • Czech: PKiN
  • Danish: Kultur- og videnskabspaladset
  • Dutch: Cultuurpaleis
  • Dutch: Paleis van Cultuur en Wetenschap
  • Dutch: PKiN
  • Egyptian Arabic: قصر الثقافه والعلوم فى وارسو
  • Esperanto: Palaco de Kulturo kaj Scienco en Varsovio
  • Esperanto: Palaco de Kulturo kaj Scienco
  • Esperanto: Varsovia Kultur- kaj Sciencpalaco
  • Estonian: Kultuuri ja Teaduse Palee
  • Finnish: Kulttuurin ja tieteen palatsi
  • Finnish: Stalinin kulttuuripalatsi
  • Finnish: Varsovan kulttuuri- ja tiedepalatsi
  • French: Palace of Culture and Science
  • French: palais de la culture et de la science
  • French: Palais de la culture et de la science
  • French: Palais de la Culture
  • Georgian: კულტურისა და მეცნიერების სასახლე
  • German: Kulturpalast
  • German: Palac Kultury i Nauki
  • German: Pałac Kultury i Nauki
  • German: Palac Kultury
  • German: Pałac Kultury
  • German: Palast für Kultur und Wissenschaft
  • Greek: Παλάτι του Πολιτισμού και της Επιστήμης
  • Hebrew: ארמון התרבות והמדע
  • Hebrew: פאלאס קולטורה
  • Hungarian: Kultúra és Tudomány Palotája
  • Icelandic: Menningar- og vísindahöll Jósefs Stalíns
  • Icelandic: Menningar- og vísindahöllin í Varsjá
  • Icelandic: Pałac Kultury i Nauki imienia Józefa Stalina
  • Icelandic: Pałac Kultury i Nauki
  • Icelandic: PKiN
  • Indonesian: Istana Kebudayaan dan Sains
  • Italian: Palazzo della Cultura e della Scienza
  • Japanese: 文化科学宮殿
  • Korean: 문화과학궁전
  • Latvian: Kultūras un Zinātnes pils
  • Lithuanian: Kultūros ir mokslo rūmai
  • Malay: Istana Kebudayaan dan Sains
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kultur- og vitenskapspalasset i Warszawa
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kulturpalasset i Warszawa
  • Norwegian: Kultur- og vitenskapspalasset i Warszawa
  • Occitan (post 1500): Palais de la Cultura e de la Sciéncia
  • Persian: کاخ فرهنگ و دانش
  • Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki im. Józefa Stalina
  • Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki w Warszawie
  • Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki
  • Polish: Pałac Kultury
  • Polish: Pałac Stalina
  • Polish: PKiN
  • Portuguese: Palace of Culture and Science
  • Portuguese: Palácio da Cultura e Ciência
  • Romanian: Palatul Culturii și Științei din Varșovia
  • Romanian: Palatul Culturii și Științei
  • Russian: Pałac Kultury i Nauki
  • Russian: PKiN
  • Russian: Дворец культуры и науки имени И. В. Сталина
  • Russian: Дворец культуры и науки имени И.В. Сталина
  • Russian: Дворец культуры и науки
  • Slovak: Palác kultúry a vedy
  • Slovak: PKIN
  • Slovenian: Palača kulture in znanosti, Varšava
  • Slovenian: palača kulture in znanosti
  • Spanish: Palacio de la Cultura y la Ciencia
  • Swedish: Kulturpalatset
  • Tagalog: Palasyo ng Kultura at Agham
  • Turkish: Kültür ve Bilim Sarayı
  • Ukrainian: Палац культури і науки
  • Ukrainian: Палац Культури і Науки
  • Vietnamese: Tháp Văn hóa và Khoa học

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