3D print the Palace of Culture and Science
A free, printable model of Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science and the parks, streets and towers around it, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About the Palace of Culture and Science
The Palace of Culture and Science, known as PKiN, is a high-rise building of note in the center of Warsaw, Poland. Its total height is 237 m (778 ft), split between a main structure of 120 m (390 ft), a turret of 40 m (130 ft) and a spire of 77 m (253 ft). At completion in 1955 it ranked eighth among the world's tallest buildings, a position it held until 1961. From 2000 to 2002 it also held the title of world's tallest clock tower. Four clock faces, each 6.3 m (21 ft), crown the top; they were installed before the millennium celebrations of the year 2000.
Soviet architect Lev Rudnev designed the building following the spirit of the Seven Sisters, drawing on Polish historical architecture as well as American art deco skyscrapers. The Soviet and Polish governments signed the agreement for the tower on April 5, 1952, and it was presented to the people of Poland as a gift. Construction ran from May 1952 to July 1955. It was originally named for Joseph Stalin, and during destalinization that dedication was revoked.
The Palace houses a cinema, a concert hall and a public swimming pool, along with theaters, museums, universities and offices belonging to the Polish Academy of Sciences. Sculptures representing culture and science decorate the building, and statues at the main entrance depict Nicolaus Copernicus (sculptor Ludwika Nitschowa) and Adam Mickiewicz (sculptor Stanisław Horno-Popławski). A terrace on the 30th floor, 114 m (374 ft) up, offers a panoramic view over the city. Its look has much in common with Moscow's Seven Sisters, particularly Moscow State University's main building.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 650 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 59 mm | 1:4,063 |
| 200 mm | 74 mm | 1:3,250 |
| 256 mm | 94 mm | 1:2,539 |
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- Thin spire on stepped tower
- The stepped tower ends in a tall, thin spire. Slow printing with layers of 0.12 to 0.16 mm keeps it crisp, and Print friendly adapts the spire to the print scale.
- Arched openings and ledges
- The upper stages have arched openings and small ledges, and the wings carry rows of windows. Full detail keeps them, which suits a larger print or a fine nozzle.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. The Palace of Culture and Science takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
The Palace of Culture and Science is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there a Palace of Culture and Science STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. The Palace of Culture and Science grows with the print: about 59 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
