Rondo ONZ is a station on the central part of Line M2 of the

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. The station fully opened for passenger use on 8 March 2015 as part 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.

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s were created by

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, artist of the

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. The station is located under the , a roundabout situated on the border of downtown and

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, which is named after

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Gallery

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References

External links

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ZTM Municipal Transport Authority website
- Warsaw Metro page Railway stations in Poland opened in 2015 Line 2 (Warsaw Metro) stations {{Warsaw-railstation-stub