Rondo Daszyńskiego is a 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 western 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.
Mural
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Word mural in art
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s 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
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.
The station is located just west of
Rondo Daszyńskiego (Daszyński
Roundabout
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), named in honor of
Ignacy Daszyński
Ignacy Ewaryst Daszyński (; 26 October 1866 – 31 October 1936) was a Polish socialist politician, journalist, and very briefly Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic's first government, formed in Lublin in 1918.
In October 1892 he cofo ...
.
Construction of the station was made difficult by adverse
hydrological conditions.
Gallery
File:C09 D 12.jpg, Entrance to the station
File:C09 W 28.jpg, Entrance to the station
File:C09 W 37.jpg, Main platform
File:C09 W 26.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
Detailed map of Line M2 from official Warsaw Metro siteDetailed plan of Rondo Daszyńskiego station from official Warsaw Metro site
Railway stations in Poland opened in 2015
Line 2 (Warsaw Metro) stations
Wola
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