The Palace of Culture and Science (in Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki, abbreviated as PKiN) is a building located in Warsaw, it is one of the tallest buildings in the city, in Poland and the 7th in the European Union at 237 meters high.

Originally known as the Joseph Stalin Palace of Culture and Science, later, during de-Stalinization, that name was removed. It is used as an exhibition center and office complex.

Construction began in 1952 and was completed in 1955. A gift from the USSR to Poland. 3,500 people worked on it, of which 16 died during construction work. The architecture of the building is closely linked to other skyscrapers built in the USSR during the same period, especially with Moscow University. However, the main architect, Lev Rúdnev, incorporated some architectural details, the result of traveling throughout Poland and observing its architecture. The monumental walls are topped with pieces of masonry copied from Renaissance houses and palaces in Krakow and Zamość.

The building was controversial from its beginning. Some Poles hated the building, for being a symbol of the Soviets, even proposing its demolition to build a park with a pond. Although currently its negative symbolism has decreased, being proclaimed a symbol of Warsaw and Polish national heritage.

• - Annex: Tallest buildings in Warsaw.

• - Wikimedia Commons hosts a multimedia category on Palace of Culture and Science.

• - Official site.