Dworzec Wileński is an underground station on the central part of
Line M2 of the
Warsaw Metro
The Warsaw Metro ( pl, Metro Warszawskie) is a rapid transit underground system serving the Polish capital Warsaw. It currently consists of two lines, the north-south Line M1 which links central Warsaw with its densely populated northern and sout ...
.
The station fully opened for passenger use on 8 March 2015 as the eastern terminus of the inaugural stretch of Line M2 between
Rondo Daszyńskiego and Dworzec Wileński.
It was designed by Polish architect
Andrzej M. Chołdzyński and constructed by Metroprojekt.
Murals
A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage.
Word mural in art
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were created by
Wojciech Fangor
Wojciech (pronounced: ) Bonawentura Fangor (15 November 1922 – 25 October 2015), also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish Painting, painter, graphic artist, Sculpture, sculptor. Described as "one of the most distinctive painters to emerge from p ...
, artist of the
Polish School of Posters
Beginning in the 1950s and through the 1980s, the Polish School of Posters combined the aesthetics of painting and the use of metaphor with the succinctness of the poster. By utilizing characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, a ...
.
The station was constructed under Plac Wileński beside
Warszawa Wileńska station
Warszawa Wileńska ( en, Warsaw Vilnius Station) is a railway station located in the eastern borough of Praga Północ in Warsaw, Poland. It serves mostly local and suburban trains run by Masovian Railways (Polish: ''Koleje Mazowieckie'').
Histo ...
, with a direct interchange between them.
Gallery
File:C15 D 01.jpg, Entrance to the station
File:C15 W 35.jpg, Entrance to the station
File:C15 W 33.jpg, Main platform
File:C15 W 31.jpg, Interior detail, murals designed by Wojciech Fangor
Wojciech (pronounced: ) Bonawentura Fangor (15 November 1922 – 25 October 2015), also known as Voy Fangor, was a Polish Painting, painter, graphic artist, Sculpture, sculptor. Described as "one of the most distinctive painters to emerge from p ...
References
External links
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ZTM Municipal Transport Authority website- Warsaw Metro page
Line 2 (Warsaw Metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 2015
2015 establishments in Poland
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