Architecture

2B George Washington Avenue tower block

The 2B George Washington Avenue tower block is a modernist residential tower block in the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is located at 2B George Washington Avenue, next to the George Washington Roundabout, in the neighbourhood of Saska Kępa, within the Praga-South district. It was designed by architect Marek Leykam, and built in 1963. It is an early example of modernist architecture in Poland, and upon construction, it was the first tower block building constructed on the right bank of Vistula river in Warsaw, and the first building in the city, with at least one wall with fully glass-covered elevation.

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• ▸Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist
• ▸Balkandji
• ▸Itatiaia Building

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