CH Panorama

CH Panorama (also known as Galeria Panorama or Centrum Handlowe Panorama) is a shopping centre located at Aleja Wincentego Witosa 31 in Warsaw, Poland. It opened in 1993 and is frequently described as the first shopping centre in Warsaw and in Poland. The building was designed by architects Tadeusz Szumielewicz, Stanisław Chrzanowski, Mirosława Koczan, Marta Pawlica and Tadeusz Katner, with design work beginning in 1990. The name "Panorama" was chosen through a competition for contractors and future tenants. The centre was conceived during Poland's post-communist transition and the emergence of capitalism. In the 1990s, thanks to its interior materials and the tenants of the time, it was perceived as a symbol of luxury and exclusivity. It offered original jeans and pizza from a well-known American restaurant chain, among other attractions. Today, it retains a distinct character compared with other shopping galleries in Warsaw and Poland, known for its quiet, intimate atmosphere and appeal to shoppers seeking comfort and safety away from daily haste. The building has a triangular plan and four storeys, with external facades covered in blue glass and white tiles in a style jokingly called "bathroom style." It contains nearly 200 commercial units. In the central part, lit by a glass ceiling, there is a marble fountain with water flowing down glass tubes through the full height of the building, surrounded by exotic greenery. Interior walls feature 1,200 m² of mirror cladding and granite imported from Italy, South Africa, Brazil and India. The building was equipped with Poland's first panoramic lift, located in one of its corners. It was also designed to be fully accessible for people with disabilities. Galeria Panorama offers three levels of retail space totalling nearly 27,000 m², housing over 90 exclusive boutiques: clothing and footwear, perfumery, beauty salons (cosmetic and hairdressing), household goods, interior furnishings, decorative items, numerous art and antique galleries, and a home café with Italian coffee. It also hosts a Bank Pekao S.A. branch, PKO BP and EURONET ATMs, and an InPost parcel locker. The building has five entrances, two of which are adapted for people with disabilities, and seven lifts. Its location at the junction of two major traffic arteries, Aleja Witosa and Czerniakowska Street, and the nearby Siekierkowska route, provides good, collision-free connections to all parts of the city as well as to Konstancin, Piaseczno and even Otwock. Since 2021, there has been discussion about entering the building on the list of contemporary cultural goods.

The design work for the building began in 1990, during Poland's post-communist transition. The shopping centre opened in 1993 at Aleja Wincentego Witosa 31 in Warsaw. It is often called the first shopping centre in Warsaw and in Poland. The name "Panorama" was selected through a competition for contractors and future tenants. In the 1990s, due to the materials used in its interior and the tenants of that era, it was perceived as a symbol of luxury and exclusivity. It was a unique place full of luxury and splendour, where one could buy original jeans or eat pizza from a well-known American restaurant chain. The building was designed by Tadeusz Szumielewicz, Stanisław Chrzanowski, Mirosława Koczan, Marta Pawlica and Tadeusz Katner. It features a triangular plan, blue glass and white tile facades, a central marble fountain with water flowing down glass tubes, 1,200 m² of mirror cladding, granite imported from Italy, South Africa, Brazil and India, and Poland's first panoramic lift. It was also designed to be fully accessible for people with disabilities. Since 2021, there has been discussion about entering the building on the list of contemporary cultural goods. Today, the centre continues to operate, offering three levels of retail space totalling nearly 27,000 m² with over 90 boutiques, and retains a distinct, quiet and intimate atmosphere compared to other shopping galleries in Warsaw and Poland.

• 2021

  Discussion begins on entering the building on the list of contemporary cultural goods.

• 1993

  Shopping centre opens in Warsaw.

• 1990

  Design work on the building begins.

A historic, intimate and exclusive shopping centre in Warsaw, known as the city's first mall, offering a calm and safe shopping atmosphere.

• Over 90 exclusive boutiques

• Clothing and footwear shops

• Perfumery

• Beauty salons (cosmetic and hairdressing)

• Household goods and interior furnishings

• Art and antique galleries

• Home café with Italian coffee

• Bank Pekao S.A. branch

• PKO BP and EURONET ATMs

• InPost parcel locker

1. 1Galeria Panorama - centrum handowe - Strona głównagaleria-panorama.pl
2. 2Centrum Handlowe Panoramapl.wikipedia.org
3. 3CH Panoramawikidata.org