Nowa+Huta

Nowa Huta  The Nowa Huta was the biggest steel mill in Europe mostly known for the steel itself at the time. This is because after Poland rebuilt itself after World War I steel was a vital importance. And it was known for a perfect industrial metropolis with stunning precision. It was also built for the workers of the future metallurgical plant. People wanted to build it to be an independent city and a perfect urban environment. The construction started in 1949 and ended just a few years later in 1951.  Their were many famous events happening at the Nowa Huta like films being filmed, and songs written about it. Andrzej Wajda filmed the Man of Marble here which was based on a true story on the rise and fall of a Stakhanovite bricklayer and the movie ended in Gdansk, not here at the Nowa Huta. In the 1950’s songs were promoted by propoganda in the people’s republic of Poland creating a popular hit single called “O Nowej to Hucle Plosenka”. This hit single was written about the Nowa Huta. Another event taking place here was Poland’s first ever opera written in 1794 is set where the Now Huta was built. Also a play was written about the Nowa Huta.  Some interesting facts about the Nowa Huta are that the sign in Europe says “HUTA im.T. SENDZIMIRA”. It also had a Renaissance design to it with it’s rigid geometry. The towns’ focus was to be a huge steelworks and bizarrely their was no iron or coal for hundreds of miles.Today, the Nowa Huta is more than 60 years old. Yet it has so many legends and meanings written about it. It is still waiting to be Revitalized. And it’s a very popular sight.