"A view of the facade of Unity Center complex, which replaced..."

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28 April 2020

A view of the facade of Unity Center complex, which replaced the infamous Szkieletor (Skeletor). Szkieletor, the unofficial name of a 92 metre high-rise building in Krakow, originally intended to become the regional office of the Main Technical Organization and be named the NOT Tower. The construction of the building started in 1975, but was stopped permanently in 1981 because of economic constraints, political unrest and the imposition of martial law in Poland. Due to the unfinished building's resemblance to a skeleton, it was nicknamed after Skeletor. On July 10, 2013, Krakow councilors adopted a spatial development plan for the area on which the building stands, which gives a chance to complete the building. On Monday, April 27, 2020, in Krakow, Poland.

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