State Agricultural Bank in Kraków (now PKO SA Bank and the Institute of National Remembrance)
Wacław Krzyżanowski
8 Dunajewskiego St. / 2 Garbarska St.
1951
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The boldly modern complex combines the seat of the bank with the residential high-rise for its employees (which was finished after the war). It provides a perfect solution both for the exposed, corner location at the perimeter of the Planty gardens and for the aptly representational character of architecture. This has probably been the decisive factor in winning the invited competition. The architecture of the complex is still to be respected today for its uncompromising expression and level of its execution (also in the interiors). Especially the combination of the recessed residential part (comprising of three masses), towering over the – horizontally shaped – front building, proves the talent of the architect.