Wrocław

New wave office inspired by Wrocław train station becomes darling of the design world

The 500 sq/m office in Wrocław has earned plaudits for the manner in which it has captured the spirit of the city whilst simultaneously breaking down concepts of hierarchy to instead place an emphasis on teamwork, creativity and the open exchange of ideas. Patryk Lewiński

The 500 sq/m office in Wrocław has earned plaudits for capturing the spirit of the city whilst simultaneously breaking down concepts of hierarchy to instead place an emphasis on teamwork, creativity and the open exchange of ideas.

PM marks 40th-anniversary of anti-communist Fighting Solidarity

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has paid tribute to the activists of Fighting Solidarity, an underground anti-communist organisation operating in the years 1982-1992.

16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

Germany's largest drug-store retailer enters Polish market

Drogerie dm, Germany's largest chain of retail stores offering cosmetics and healthcare products, has opened its first shop in Poland, the newspaper Puls Biznesu reported.

Wrocław aviation students win big in US aircraft design competition

Wroclaw students pick up prizes at international aviation competition.

Wrocław’s Leopoldina reopens after painstaking renovation

In this episode, John Beauchamp speaks to Dr Łukasz Krzywka, a veteran of forty years at Wrocław University’s Institute of Art History, on the restoration of the Aula Leopoldyńska, known as the Leopoldina, a pearl of 18th century baroque art and architecture.

Wizz Air launches new routes from two Polish airports this summer

Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Poland this coming summer season.

18th-century ‘Pearl of Silesia’ is back after a SIX-year renovation

Officially reopened to the public last week to coincide with the arrival of Spring, the restoration was seen as one of the most complex conservation challenges undertaken in Poland this millennium.

Ukrainians in Wrocław turn humble pelmeni dumplings into ‘fund-raising weapon’

Working from a compact workshop in the city centre, the initiative started by local seamstress Halina  Czekanowska has already raised enough cash to buy an ambulance.

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