Warsaw’s University of Technology is one of the oldest and largest technical universities in Poland. It was founded in 1915 and was the first university in the country to educate in Polish language.
The Main Building was built between 1899-1901, and was designed by Stefan Szyller, as one of six buildings which are part of a large complex. Built in the style of academic renaissance, a four-cloistered courtyard was covered with a glass roof. At that time, in the Warsaw University of Technology Russian was the official language of instruction, but it was boycotted by Polish students.
In 1944, in the Main Building was the site of permanent struggle, which resulted in the destruction of the building and the library collection. After the war there was a convention held here, which supported the Polish United Workers' Party. In front of the building is a stone terrace with benches, designed by university professor Konrad Kucz-Kuczyński.