Editing Palace of Culture and Science (section)

==Name==
The building was originally known as the [[Joseph Stalin]] Palace of Culture and Science (''Pałac Kultury i Nauki imienia Józefa Stalina''). During the period of [[destalinization]], the dedication to Stalin was revoked.<ref name="Palace-2">{{Citation |title=BESTUFS Conference: Best Urban Freight Solutions |date=2007 |url=http://www.bestufs.net/download/conferences/Warsaw_May07/BESTUFS_Warsaw_May07_Conference_Leaflet.pdf |type=Leaflet |access-date=19 April 2008 |mode=cs1 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225330/http://www.bestufs.net/download/conferences/Warsaw_May07/BESTUFS_Warsaw_May07_Conference_Leaflet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Stalin's name was removed from the colonnade, the interior lobby and one of the building's sculptures.

The Palace has a variety of nicknames. The most popular ones are ''Pekin'' ("[[Beijing]]", from its acronym ''PKiN'') and ''Patyk'' ("stick", presumably from its appearance).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://polskieradio24.pl/artykul/177452,klopotliwy-prezent |title=Kłopotliwy prezent |date=2008-07-21 |publisher=Polskie Radio 24}}</ref> Other nicknames include ''pajac'' ("clown", a word that sounds similar to ''pałac''),<ref name="nicknames">{{cite news | last=Zblewski | first=Zdzisław | title="Sen szalonego cukiernika". Jak powstał Pałac Kultury i Nauki? | trans-title=The "mad confectioner's dream": how did the Palace of Culture and Science come about? | url=https://twojahistoria.pl/2018/02/06/sen-szalonego-cukiernika-jak-powstal-palac-kultury-i-nauki/ | language=pl | publisher=TwojaHistoria.pl | date=February 6, 2018 | access-date=March 21, 2023 | archive-date=21 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321162129/https://twojahistoria.pl/2018/02/06/sen-szalonego-cukiernika-jak-powstal-palac-kultury-i-nauki/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''strzykawka'' ("syringe"), ''słoń w koronkowych gatkach'' ("elephant in lacy underwear"), ''ruski tort'' ("Russian birthday cake"), ''rakieta Stalina'' ("Stalin' rocket"),<ref name="nicknames2">{{cite news | last=Wierzbicki | first=Piotr | title=Warszawski "Pekin" pochodzi z licznej rodziny. "Siedem sióstr Stalina" i nie tylko | trans-title=Warsaw's "Beijing" comes from a large family: "Stalin's seven sisters" and more | url=https://www.fakt.pl/hobby/historia/budynki-podobne-do-palacu-kultury-siedem-siostr-stalina-i-nie-tylko/h6nf20h | language=pl | work=[[Fakt]] | date=March 7, 2022 | access-date=March 21, 2023 | archive-date=21 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321162129/https://www.fakt.pl/hobby/historia/budynki-podobne-do-palacu-kultury-siedem-siostr-stalina-i-nie-tylko/h6nf20h | url-status=live }}</ref> ''koszmarny sen pijanego cukiernika'' ("drunk confectioner's nightmare", attributed to poet [[Władysław Broniewski]]<ref name="koszmarnysen">{{cite news | title=Koszmarny sen pijanego cukiernika  | trans-title=The drunk confectioner's nightmare | url=https://www.polskieradio.pl/39/156/Artykul/633706,Koszmarny-sen-pijanego-cukiernika | language=pl | publisher=[[Polskie Radio]] | date=July 21, 2012 | access-date=August 14, 2024}}</ref>), and vulgar terms such as ''[[Mat (profanity)#Khuy|chuj]] Stalina'' ("Stalin's dick").<ref name="chuj1">{{Cite web | last=Feliks | first=Asia | title=Moving Towards Architectural Forgiveness in Poland | url=https://isismagazine.org.uk/2019/08/moving-towards-architectural-forgiveness-in-poland/ | work=[[The Isis Magazine|The Isis]] | date=August 8, 2019 | access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="chuj2">{{Cite news | last=Gardiner | first=Sandy | title=Poland — a country reincarnated | url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/arts/2017/03/26/visiting-poland-country-reincarnated/21890433007/ | work=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] | date=March 26, 2017 | access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name="chuj3">{{Cite news | last=Costa Owen | first=Jay | title=The City of Warsaw: The Forgotten Neon Era | url=https://www.portugalresident.com/the-city-of-warsaw-the-forgotten-neon-era/ | work=Portugal Resident | date=April 28, 2020 | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref>