Silesian Voivodeship Office (Silesian Sejm) - Katowice, Poland - Capitol Buildings on Waymarking.com

Silesian Parliament or Silesian Sejm
Designed by architect Lech Wojtyczko, the Silesian Parliament was built in 1925-1929. For a very long time it was the biggest structure in Poland. Currently it hosts the offices of the Silesian Voivodship. The building has seven floors and contains one of four paternosters currently in use in Poland. The Polish architect Adolf Szysko-Bohusz announced a competition for the design of the new Silesian Parliament in 1925, who wished the building to espouse the local Polish cultural identity of the region, instead of the more customary German/ Prussian style. When the building was inaugurated in May 1929, Michal Grazynski, President of the Province of Upper silesia, called the building a "material symbol of Polish culture and power".
The building is one of the Polish National Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated October 22, 2012 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

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Type of Capitol: State, Province, Canton, or Other Primary Division of a Nation Address: Silesian Voivodeship Office in Katowice Jagiellońska 25 Katowice, Poland Dates of Construction: 1925-1929 Hours: Monday to Friday - 7.30 - 15.30 Capitol Web Site: [Web Link] Major Renovations: Not listed Historical Monuments/Memorials: Not listed

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