Speaking of 'communist era train platform's, one of the many interesting architectural flourishes that you can find in Poland is how the names of some of the tr

Speaking of 'communist era train platform's, one of the many interesting architectural flourishes that you can find in Poland is how the names of some of the train stations around Warsaw are embedded in the structure of the station. An example can be seen at [1] Another little architectural flourish I love are the 'latarenki adresowe' (lit. 'address lanterns') you can see in the cities. They're a little lightbox that shows a silhouette of the street name and number. The older metal and glass ones you can find around the stare miasto in Krakow are especially beautiful. Some examples are [2] [3]. Some of the old buildings in central Krakow have really awesome relief art on the facade. This page has some amazing examples: [4] A great blog about history and architecture in Polish cities is Miasta Rytm: https://miastarytm.pl/ https://miastarytm.pl/ [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warszawa_Mi%C4%99dzylesie_railway_station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warszawa_Mi%C4%99dzylesie_rail... [2]: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/c3/10/c0c310bbb6b6ebed0a516bc97319f0d3.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c0/c3/10/c0c310bbb6b6ebed0a51... [3]: https://grochow.pl/web/files/article/cdf1ecfd640977b795cdd86a3e4e02bdP1010661.JPG https://grochow.pl/web/files/article/cdf1ecfd640977b795cdd86... [4]: https://miastarytm.pl/godla-krakowskich-kamienic-lat-30-xx-w/ https://miastarytm.pl/godla-krakowskich-kamienic-lat-30-xx-w...