Editing Gdynia (section)

=== Modernist Center ===
{{Main|Modernist Center of Gdynia}}Gdynia holds many examples of early 20th-century architecture, especially monumentalism and early [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalism]], and [[modernism]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tourism — Gdynia cultural |url=http://www.gdynia.pl/eng/tourism/5331_47014.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201013043/https://www.gdynia.pl/eng/tourism/5331_47014.html |archive-date=1 December 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016 |website=Gdynia.pl}}</ref> Historic Urban Layout of the City Center was drafted by Adam Kuncewicz and [[Roman Feliński]] in 1926.<ref name=":1" /> The central axis of Gdynia is built around 10 Lutego Street, Kosciuszka Square and the Southern Pier.<ref name=":0" /> The structure of the city is designed to emphasize the connection of Gdynia and Poland with the Baltic Sea. Examples of modernist architecture are the buildings of the Bank of Poland and many tenement houses (''[[Kamienica (architecture)|kamienice]]''). Another good example of modernism is ''PLO Building'' situated at 10 Lutego Street.

The architecture of central Gdynia was inspired by the work of European architects such as [[Erich Mendelsohn|Erich Mendelssohn]] and is sometimes compared to the [[White City (Tel Aviv)|White City]] of [[Tel Aviv]].<ref>{{Cite web |title="Gdynia - Tel Aviv" - a temporary exhibition {{!}} Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN w Warszawie |url=https://polin.pl/en/gdynia-tel-aviv |access-date=20 April 2022 |website=polin.pl |archive-date=24 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524180737/https://www.polin.pl/en/gdynia-tel-aviv |url-status=live }}</ref> The center of Gdynia has become a symbol of modernity, but was included in the list of [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|historical monuments of Poland]] and is a candidate for the [[List of World Heritage Sites in Poland|UNESCO World Heritage List]].