An alternative guide to Katowice. What you also need to know about the city where COP 24 climate summit takes place

An alternative guide to Katowice

Spodek - Flying Saucer.
Spodek, a sports and cultural venue with the shape resembling a flying saucer, is for Katowice what Eiffel Tower is for Paris. It “landed” here in 1970s and continues to be the most characteristic building of the city. This is the building between the white pavilions where COP events are held. Taking a photo with Spodek in the background is a must, preferably from the congress centre terrace. Opposite Spodek, on the other side of the roundabout, there is Superjednostka, probably the largest block of flats you have ever seen: 187.5 metres wide with 800 flats for 3,000 people. Not easy to live in, though, as the lifts stop every third floor.