▁architecture ▁and ▁Art ▁Dec o , ▁with ▁arch ways , ▁decor ated ▁corn ices , ▁m osa ics , ▁for ged ▁gates ▁and ▁columns . ▁It ▁was ▁under ▁this ▁style ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁sk ys c rap ers ▁were ▁ere cted ▁in ▁commun ist ▁states . ▁St alin ▁wanted ▁to ▁ass ure ▁that ▁Poland ▁will ▁remain ▁under ▁commun ist ▁y oke ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁buildings ▁in ▁Europe ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Science ▁in ▁Wars aw . ▁With ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁authorities ▁who ▁wouldn ' t ▁dare ▁to ▁object , ▁the ▁construction ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁de emed ▁a ▁" g ift ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁to ▁the ▁Polish ▁people " ▁and ▁at ▁ 2 3 7 ▁meters ▁in ▁height ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁impress ive ▁land mark ▁on ▁European ▁standards . ▁With ▁its ▁proport ions ▁and ▁shape ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁medi ate ▁between ▁the ▁Seven ▁Sister s ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ▁State ▁Building ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁with ▁style ▁it ▁poss esses ▁tradition ally ▁Polish ▁and ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁architect ural ▁details . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Polish ▁October ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁social ist ▁real ism ▁was ▁condem ned . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁modern ist ▁architecture ▁was ▁promoted ▁glob ally , ▁with ▁simpl istic ▁designs ▁made ▁of ▁glass , ▁steel ▁and ▁concrete . ▁Due ▁to ▁previous ▁extra