POLAND in New York !
THE POLISH PAVILION
(Jan Cybulski and Jan Galinowski, architects; Cross & Cross,
associate architects), with its tower rising high above
the main entrance on Continental Avenue,
presents the story of Poland as she is today and as she intends to be in
the future-an active, vigorous member
of the family of nations.
Entering the
building, you see a Court of Honor in which
a bronze monument of Marshal Pilsudski and
an exhibit of original documents executed by Polish kings stress the democratic
traditions of the republic. Another section of the Court portrays the country's
participation in the development of America, beginning
with the arrival of the first Polish immigrants in 1608 and
the participation of Polish soldiers in the American Revolution.
From the Court of
Honor you pass . into the Hall of Science, where more than 200 inventions of
Polish origin are displayed.
The Republic's
maritime development is depicted
in another section, where two dioramas show the seaport Gdynia as a small fishing village
in 1921 and as it is today-a modern seaport of 130,000
inhabitants. Illuminated maps and charts
show the development of the Polish merchant marine.
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| Monument to the polish king Wladyslaw Jagiello. |
In a Polish fashion
display, eight models demonstrate ladies'
wear designed and produced in Poland. The Exhibit includes natural silk grown
in that country and the latest pattern
for fabrics of native design.
Occupying
a separate building adjoining the main pavilion, a modern bar, a
popular tavern, a terrace cafe and a de
luxe restaurant provide a gourmet's paradise.
The bar features 400 different kinds of hors-d’œuvres, Polish zakaski,
rare Polish honey wine, and a dozen different kinds of
vodka.
