Unwanted gift from Stalin, Warsaw Palace of Culture turns 60. Staff Writer. ... And one joke goes that it provides the best view of Warsaw because you can't see the building from inside.

People gather in front of the Palace of Culture and Science, a gift from Soviet leader Josef Stalin, in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, during an open air party celebrating the building's 60th birthday.

The Palace of Culture in Warsaw was a "gift from Stalin" to the Polish people. They hated it at first, but slowly learned to love it. The tower has now become the landmark of a self-confident city ...

Twenty years after Poles went to the polls in the first ever free elections in the Eastern Bloc, Adrian Bridge visits an old friend and historian at Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) | Some Poles liken the skyscraper to an elephant in lace underpants. A famous poet dubbed it “the nightmare of a drunken baker.” And one joke goes ...

Polish TV presenter Robert Bernatowicz used to hate Warsaw’s colossal Palace of Culture, an unwanted gift from Soviet Russian dictator Joseph Stalin that opened 60 years ago last week. But that ...

And one joke goes that it provides the best view of Warsaw because you can't see the building from inside. Close. KTAR.com. Home; ... Warsaw Palace of Culture turns 60. Jul 22, 2015, 1:12 PM.

Photo: AP In this photo taken Monday, July 20, 2015, visitors enjoy the panoramic view from the viewing terrace of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland.

And one joke goes that it provides the best view of Warsaw because you can’t see the building from inside.Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science has been derided as ...

In this photo taken Monday, July 20, 2015, decorative box ceiling and chandeliers above a white marble staircase in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw Poland, which was a gift from Soviet ...

Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science has been derided as an oppressive eyesore ever since Soviet dictator Josef Stalin built it as his personal gift to the city.