Warsaw Fotoplastikon

Warsaw Fotoplastikon and its collection

The Fotoplastikon in Warsaw is the oldest Kaiserpanorama (a form of stereoscopic entertainment medium) in the world that is still located at its original place since its installation. The building itself was built around 1900 in the neo-Baroque style. During the German occupation from 1939 to mid-January 1945, the nearly 40 square meter space was not controlled by the German authorities, so that meetings of Polish resistance fighters could take place there. Also in the 1950s and 1960s, regime-critical Warsaw residents met here. It is now a museum that contains a stereoscopic photo collection of about 3,000 copies presented thematically.