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It’s here! Tallest building in EU officially opens its doors to become ‘new symbol of Warsaw’

Standing at 310 metres and eclipsing the Palace of Culture and Science by 73 metres, the Varso Tower has 16 trees planted on a 206-metre-high terrace, public viewing terraces, restaurant and bar, and 70,000 sqm of class-A workspace on 53 floors. Kalbar/TFN

Standing at 310 metres and eclipsing the Palace of Culture and Science by 73 metres, the Varso Tower has 16 trees planted on a 206-metre-high terrace, public viewing terraces, restaurant and bar, and 70,000 sqm of class-A workspace on 53 floors.

Hard day at the office? Quirky new work space includes a car sofa, caravan relax room and a massive SLIDE

The work of the boundary-pushing Massive Design studio, the project for digital solutions automotive firm Keyloop, the design was purposefully chosen to reflect not just their industry, but also Poland’s own rich automotive heritage.

Hold on tight! First tilting viewing platform in Europe and highest in Poland opens in Warsaw

For those not too terrified to keep their eyes open, the 200-metre-high platform offers sweeping 270 degree views of the capital with sightlines stretching right across the city.

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Priceless painting looted during WWII returned to Poland from Japan

The first war-loss to be repatriated from the Far East, the Madonna with Child painted by the Italian master Alessandro Turchi at the end of the 16th century was stolen by the Germans during the war from the extensive Lubomirski art collection in Przeworsk.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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