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.

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s were created by

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, artist of the

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. The station is located just west of Rondo Daszyńskiego (Daszyński

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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

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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 {{Warsaw-railstation-stub