Zinar Castle

It was the most representative place in Nowa Huta. No wonder that this is where the statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin has been erected.

The avenue owes its name to the numerous roses planted here. Originally, it was supposed to be a street connecting the communication center (Central Square) with the main forum of Nowa Huta (Town Hall Square). The latter was not realized and Aleja Róż became a typical road to nowhere, a promenade for rest and relaxation for residents. It also became the most important shopping street in the district. Even in times of crisis, the local shops were well-stocked thanks to stocks and state reserves, creating the illusion of prosperity and prosperity that was to reign in socialist Poland.

On the one hand, the avenue was optically closed by the Krzesławickie Hills, on the other Beskidy... Perhaps that is why in 1973 a 7-ton statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was erected here, depicted as a stroller walking towards Babia Góra, which he liked so much. The founders of the monument were "people of the steelworks". For this purpose, the management took their thirteenth salary and a three-month bonus. It is not surprising that not everyone liked the statue. On the night of April 17/18, 1979, an unsuccessful attempt was made to blow it up. The powerful explosion broke all the windows in the area, but the leader of the revolution only lost... heel. Ultimately, the Lenin Monument was removed on December 10, 1989. Two years later, the statue sculpted by Marian Konieczny was sold to a Swedish millionaire - and it was below the price of the material it was made of. Today, Lenin in Nowa Huta can be admired across the sea, in the town of curiosities near Stockholm.