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The Capital City of WarsawLocated in the heart of Europe, Poland has an enormous development potential and plays an increasingly important role in the construction of Europe. Poland’s energy will attract a significant number of interested parties from the Region, and international actors will attend the Interoperability Conference.
Warsaw, a city with a population of nearly 2 million, is the country's largest university and research centre with an enormous and highly skilled workforce. There are also 10,000 to 20,000 Western managers, specialists working in the capital, deployed by consulting and development companies recognized world-wide, along with the hundreds of Western businesspeople visiting the city daily. Foreigners working here appreciate good working conditions and a favourable attitude of the people of Warsaw. The city is also attractive in cultural and tourist terms. A number of well-known cultural events of international importance are held here. The extensive repertoire of scores of theatres, numerous concert halls and cinemas will satisfy even the most exacting audiences. For more information on the city of Warsaw, please consult e-Warsaw, the official website of Warsaw City.
The Palace of Culture and ScienceOn the evening of 6 February 2008, the Cocktail reception will be held in Warsaw's famous Palace of Culture and Science.
Its construction started in 1952 and lasted until 1955. A gift from the Soviet Union to the people of Poland, the tower was constructed, using Soviet plans, almost entirely by 3500 workers from the Soviet Union. The architecture of the building is closely related to several similar skyscrapers built in the Soviet Union of the same era, most notably the Moscow State University. However, the main architect Lev Rudnev incorporated some Polish architectural details into the project. The monumental walls are headed with pieces of masonry copied from renaissance houses and palaces of Kraków and Zamosc. The building is 230.68 metres (757 ft) tall which includes the height
of the spire of 43 metres. There are 3288 rooms on 42 floors, with an
overall area of 123,000 m², containing cinemas, theatres, museums,
offices, bookshops, and a large conference hall for 3000 people. The terrace
on the 30th floor, at 114 metres, is a well-known tourist attraction with
a panoramic view of the city.
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In
Warsaw, you can see most clearly how the city is taking full advantage
of the tremendous and unique opportunities arising from the emergence
of free market and the development of democracy. Poland's capital is one
of the fastest growing cities in Europe. The investment boom is visible
everywhere you look. The city has become one big construction and renovation
site. The office and commercial buildings commissioned in the recent years
accommodate hundreds of businesses, research institutions, banks and international
organizations. Scores of new ones are going up in Warsaw, and the demand
for high-class office space is still enormous. 
The
Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki, also abbreviated
PKiN) is the tallest building in Poland and the world's 187th tallest
building.