Poland
Silesian Voivodeship
Katowice

Drapacz Chmur

Drapacz Chmur is a historical building in , , Poland. It was the second skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering use of steel frame construction.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in Katowice
  • Address: Franciszka Żwirki i Stanisława Wigury 15, Katowice, 40-063

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Garrison Church of St Casimir and Katowice railway station.

Church
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Railway station
Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in , , , and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Domestic and international trains connect at the station to most major cities in Europe; these are operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe. is situated 420 metres northeast of Drapacz Chmur.

Prison
Photo: Gower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a prison, which is situated 180 metres north of Drapacz Chmur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Śródmieście and Osiedle Paderewskiego.

Suburb
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is a district of the city of in southern . It has an area of 3.81 km2 and in 2007 had 35,927 inhabitants. This is the most urbanized part of the city, home of Silesian Parliament, Silesian Museum and along with international companies like ING or CITI Bank.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
Photo: MacQtosh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Drapacz Chmur

Latitude
50.25438° or 50° 15′ 16″ north
Longitude
19.01417° or 19° 0′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F2X7237+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191557438
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1255821
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Polish—“Drapacz Chmur” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Drapacz Chmur”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉielskrapanto”
  • German: “Drapacz Chmur”
  • Polish: “Drapacz Chmur”
  • Polish: “Gmach Urzędu Skarbowego w Katowicach”
  • Polish: “Wieżowiec przy ul. Żwirki i Wigury w Katowicach”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pierwszy Urząd Skarbowy and Katowice Kopernika Dworzec.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drapacz Chmur”. Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.