Polish Tobacco Monopoly Warehouse

The building, erected in 1930-31 according to the design of the eminent architect Stefan Szyller, known for projects such as the buildings of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, and the Poniatowski Bridge in Warsaw. Originally, the facility served as a staging warehouse. Its architecture is an excellent example of industrial design from the 1930s, a period when port buildings became not only functional structures but also showcases for companies. This modern, five-story building with a contemporary skeletal structure features facades adorned with pilasters, imitating columns and referencing the neoclassical architectural style. The central section of the building's elongated facades is accentuated by a cornice that was once adorned with spheres, bas-reliefs of eagles, the national emblem, and the inscription "Polski Monopol Tytoniowy" (Polish Tobacco Monopoly). Unfortunately, these significant decorative elements were destroyed after the war, and the facing brick facades were additionally painted.