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Lublin’s commie bus station to get futuristic facelift

The new station, officially named the Integrated Centre of Communication for the Lublin Functional Area, promises to be a far cry from its predecessor. Press materials

The design of the station’s buildings will include eco-friendly solutions to make the station self-sufficient in energy as well as smog-fighting paving slabs, which will convert toxic exhaust fumes into harmless substances, a wall of air-cleaning plants on the roof of the planned parking and a rainwater collection system.

Kielce’s famed “UFO” bus station glitters once again following overhaul

One of the most distinctive buildings born of Poland’s communist era, the bus station has become something of a tourist attraction.

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Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

This was where angels feared to tread. But changes have been meteoric. If Praga was once a byword for abandonment and decay, today it has become a calling card for the very concept of urban regeneration.

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Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

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Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

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