Wola

Wola
Wola
Warsaw District
	Intersection of Towarowa and Prosta streets
Car plates	WY
Website	wola.waw.pl

Wola (Polish pronunciation: [ˈvɔla] ^ⓘ) is a district in western Warsaw, Poland. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into a major financial district, featuring various landmarks and some of the tallest office buildings in the city.

History

First mentioned in the 14th century, it became the site of the

Tsarist forces.^[2]

Until being incorporated into Warsaw in 1916, Wola was the village of Wielka Wola.[2]

During the

Armia Krajowa.^[3]

Wola is currently divided into the

Powązki and Ulrychów, which in many cases correspond to old villages or settlements.^[4]

Architecture

Numerous office and residential high-rises of up to 53 stories have been built in Wola since the 1990s. Most of them are concentrated along the Towarowa and Prosta streets; these include

Warta Tower (82 m (269 ft)).^[5]

Many other buildings rising over 100 metres (330 ft) are currently undergoing construction in Wola, such as the office skyscrapers The Bridge (174 m (571 ft)) and Skyliner II (130 m (430 ft)), the Towarowa 22 complex ((150 m (490 ft), (120 m (390 ft) and (110 m (360 ft)), and the residential Towarowa Towers (105 m (344 ft) x2).^[5]

Landmarks

In the district there are several museums, the most notable being the

Warsaw Uprising Museum at Towarowa Street. Wola features a public green space at Plac Europejski, where is also located a sign with the words Kocham Warszawę ("I love Warsaw"). In the district is also the Electio Viritim Monument, the art installation Keret House, and the Warsaw Insurgents and Powązki

cemeteries.