Iglica
Sign in to saveIglica (; "spire" or "needle") is a needle-like monument in Wrocław, Poland. It was built in 1948 and was 106 metres tall. Today, after renovation, the top ten metres have been removed and it is now 90 metres tall.
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- Instance of
- architectural heritage monument
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Wrocław
- Image
- Wrocław - Iglica1.jpg
- Height
- 90.3
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- Iglica
- inception
- 1948-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Iglica (gastropod)
- Polish cultural heritage register number
- 343/Wm
- street address
- Wróblewskiego / Wystawowa 1
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Iglica (; "spire" or "needle") is a needle-like monument in Wrocław, Poland. It was built in 1948 and was 106 metres tall. Today, after renovation, the top ten metres have been removed and it is now 90 metres tall.
==History== This structure was constructed by Polish Communists for an exhibition to celebrate regaining control over the "Regained Territories" after the Second World War with Stanisław Hempel being chosen as the designer. The Iglica is located very close to the Centennial Hall. Considering the hall's German origin, planners decided to build a spire next to it that could become a symbol of Polish Wrocław and Polish technology.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iglica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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