Warschau im Sturm der Geschichte

Warsaw's cityscape reflects the great upheavals of recent European history like no other. From the complete destruction in the Second World War, through the reconstruction and redesign of the city under communist rule, to the modern European metropolis shaped by capitalism, they all had a formative influence on the Polish capital. Reinhold Vetter lived in Warsaw for thirty years and explored the city in every corner. He knows the buildings and places and their history and, with this volume, provides a comprehensive study of the influence of war, foreign rule, ideology, politics and economy on urban planning and architecture.