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“Sedesowce” translating to, believe it or not, “Toilet buildings”, coming from their looks, are also called Wrocław’s Manhattan and “Bunkrowce” (eng. “Bunker buildings”). They were built in the years 1970-1980, although the first residents moved in in 1972. There are six of these blocks and each is 55 meters tall and the whole thing stands on a platform supported by 240 piles. Sedesowce arecovered in rounded modules serving as windows.

They were built from white concrete instead of the cheaper, gray one to have a more Mediterranean vibe to them, as intended by the architects. Recently the building’s paint was renewed as it started breaking and became ugly to look at. In 2015 it was repainted as the same color that was originally meant to be.

Fun facts

*The complex on Grunwaldzki Square is listed in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship's register of monuments as a Wrocław icon of modernism.

*Instagram profile @swiatloblok recently launched a purchasable brutalist lamp collection with Sedesowce lamp included.