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TEATR MUZYCZNY ROMA
Opened in 1935, Teatr Muzyczny Roma - as it is known today - was the brainchild of architect, Stefan Szyller, whose work dates back to the late 19th Century. His designs changed over the decades from Vistula-Baltic style (neo-roman and neo-gothic buildings) to renaissance and early baroque. The Catholic House design - as it was originally known and today is Teatr Muzyczny Roma - was one of his latest masterpieces, he actually couldn’t quite complete the design due to ill health, so work was continued by Konstanty Jakimowicz. The impressive building on Nowogrodzka Street, Warsaw, Poland, also served as the ROMA Catholic cinema shortly after opening, until WWII when it was occupied by the Germans. It was one of the few buildings in Warsaw that survived the war. Consequently, post war it was the location for the State National Council to hold its meetings. The council was a political
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