Falowiec
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The Polish word falowiec means 'wavy block' and it is a kind of building which has a wavy shape in its body and balcony. This type of building was built in Poland in late '60s & '70s of the 20th century in the Polish city Gdańsk, where there are eight buildings of this type. Some buildings of this kind are also in Italy.
The best-known falowiec in Gdańsk has:
- 11 storeys (10 plus the ground floor)
- nearly 6,000 occupants
- 4 segments (4 staircases in each segment of 110 apartments).
- a length of around 850m
[edit] See also
- Byker Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Prora, Rügen, Germany
- Park Hill, Sheffield, UK
- Karl-Marx-Hof, Vienna, Austria
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Coordinates: 54°24′29″N 18°35′49″E / 54.408°N 18.597°E
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