Fotoplastikon

The Fotoplastikon at Aleje Jerozolimskie 51 is the oldest Kaiserpanorama in the world still standing at its original location. The Neo-Baroque courtyard building was constructed around 1905 and has housed the device since 1946. In the 1950s and 1960s, the site served as a meeting place for Varsovians critical of the regime, who came to enjoy views of Western European cities and jazz music. Since 2008, it has been overseen by the Warsaw Rising Museum, a move that grew out of a citizens' initiative. Visitors can see a collection of roughly ten thousand stereoscopic photos, presented in rotating themed sets. As one of the few examples of its kind still operating anywhere in the world, it offers a unique glimpse into the visual history of the city.