Radisson Blu Sobieski, hotel in Warsaw
The Radisson Blu Sobieski is a hotel in the Ochota district of Warsaw, built in a postmodern style. The building has seven floors and over 400 rooms, and sits on Artur Zawisza Square between the city center and Warszawa Zachodnia railway station.
The hotel was built between 1990 and 1992, shortly after Poland's political transformation, as a joint project between PKO Bank Polski and Bank Pekao. It was designed by architects Wolfgang Triessing and Maciej Nowicki, and was one of the first large hotel projects of the new era in Warsaw.
The hotel takes its name from Jan III Sobieski, a Polish king celebrated for defending Europe against Ottoman forces in the 17th century. His name appears on streets and monuments across Warsaw, and staying here connects visitors to that thread of civic memory.
The hotel sits on Artur Zawisza Square, which is well served by public transport and close to several bus and tram lines. From here, the city center and the main sights are easy to reach on foot or by metro.
When it opened, the building was painted with horizontal stripes in blue, yellow, brown, and orange, which drew strong reactions from people across the city. In 2023, the facade was repainted in a muted light grey after a request to have it listed as a protected site was turned down.
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