In 1953 began the reconstruction of the historical center of Warsaw, devastated in the Second World War,

the symbol of the resistance against the Nazionalsocialist army. The public works did not have only a utilitarian

function, they had to return the identity to the capital of the country and overcome a traumatic period.

In order to try to resemble the new constructions to a period between the XIII to the XX, paintings and pictures

of the time were used. The Prague district, on the other side of the Vistula river, sheltered under the Soviet

entrenchments, was not occupied; and its buildings are preserved as they have been since the 19th century.

Black and white photo of a weathered, multi-story residential building with peeling paint and cracks, including balconies, windows, and a central entrance, with leafless trees in front and a person walking on the sidewalk.
A black and white photo of a snowy, icy street entrance to an alley with a tall brick wall and an older building with ivy covering parts of it in the background. There are signs in Polish and a few cars parked.
Black and white photo of a city street scene with a man crossing a crosswalk, parked cars, apartment buildings, leafless trees, and a cloudy sky.
A wide river with a tree-lined bank on the right and a promenade or road on the left with buildings in the distance, captured in a grayscale photograph.
A black and white photo of a quiet old city alley with bare trees, old brick buildings, and boarded-up windows, with some snow and ice on the ground.
A large mural of a floating island with a fairy tale castle on top painted on the side of a building in a snowy urban scene, with people walking and parked cars in the foreground.
Urban street scene with cars and buses waiting at a tram stop, pedestrians crossing the street, and snow on the ground in a city with historic buildings.
An urban scene with parked cars in front of an abandoned brick building and modern apartment buildings in the background.
A black and white photo of old brick buildings with multiple windows, some with satellite dishes, and a leafless tree in the foreground.
Black and white image of a multi-story apartment building with balconies, satellite dishes, and a street scene with a person walking a dog and parked cars.
A snow-covered park pathway lined with leafless trees, benches, and a person with a stroller, in black and white.
Black and white photo of a bus parked on a wet sidewalk near bushes and buildings in the background on a cloudy day.
A person walking on a snow-covered field with leafless trees and old apartment buildings in the background, overcast sky.
Black and white photo of a small, empty outdoor space with two leafless trees near a tall brick wall, with an urban building in the background.