Editing Palace of Culture and Science (section)

===Present day===
[[File:Pałac Kultury i Nauki i diabelski młyn.jpg|thumb|The Palace at night during Christmas market]]
[[File:Sala Kongresowa od strony południowej 2018.jpg|thumb|The [[Congress Hall (Warsaw)|Congress Hall]] at the Palace of Culture and Science]]
The building currently serves as an exhibition centre and office complex. The Palace contains a [[multiplex (movie theater)|multiplex cinema]] with eight screens (Kinoteka),<ref>{{cite web |title=Wynajem sal |url=http://www.kinoteka.pl/wynajem-sal-1/wynajem-sal/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130003851/http://www.kinoteka.pl/wynajem-sal-1/wynajem-sal/ |archive-date=30 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |website=Kinoteka |language=pl }}</ref> four theatres (Studio, Dramatyczny, Lalka and 6. piętro), two museums ([[Museum of Evolution of Polish Academy of Sciences|Museum of Evolution]] and [[Museum of Technology, Warsaw|Museum of Technology]]), offices, bookshops, a large swimming pool, an auditorium hall for 3,000 people called [[Congress Hall (Warsaw)|Congress Hall]],<ref name="Palace-1">{{cite web |last=Zaborowska |first=Magdalena J. |date=1999 |title=The Height of (Architectural) Seduction: Reading the "Changes" through Stalin's Palace in Warsaw, Poland |url=http://www.hum.au.dk/ckulturf/pages/publications/mz/architect.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112214248/http://www.hum.au.dk/ckulturf/pages/publications/mz/architect.htm |archive-date=12 November 2007 |access-date=18 April 2008 |website=Centre for Cultural Research, [[University of Aarhus]]}}</ref> and an accredited university, [[Collegium Civitas]], on the 11th and 12th floors of the building. The terrace on the 30th floor, at {{convert|114|m}}, is a well-known tourist attraction with a panoramic view of the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Viewing Terrace "XXX Floor" |url=http://www.pkin.pl/eng/tourist-zone-observation-decky |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924220249/http://pkin.pl/eng/tourist-zone-observation-decky |archive-date=24 September 2020 |access-date=4 March 2020 |website=Pałac Kultury i Nauki |language=en}}</ref> The [[Warsaw City Council]] and city offices are located in the building.

A collection of sculptures representing figures of the fields of culture and science surrounds the Palace. Two of them are located in front of the main entrance: one of Polish astronomer [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], by Ludwika Nitschowa, and another of Polish poet [[Adam Mickiewicz]], by [[Stanisław Horno-Popławski]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Grzesiuk-Olszewska|first=Irena|date=2003|title=Warszawska rzeźba pomnikowa|location=Warsaw|language=pl|publisher=Wydawnictwo Neriton|pages=112–113|isbn=83-88973-59-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Skup|first=Marcin|url=http://polskisocrealizm.org/sztuka/rzezby-palacu-kultury-i-nauki|title=Rzeźby Pałacu Kultury i Nauki|website=Polski Socrealizm|language=pl|date=23 July 2015|access-date=4 June 2023|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415124821/http://polskisocrealizm.org/sztuka/rzezby-palacu-kultury-i-nauki|url-status=live}}</ref>

Four {{convert|6.3|m|adj=mid}} clock faces were added to the top of the building ahead of the millennium celebrations in 2000. The clocks began working on 31 December 2000.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 January 2013 |title=Milenijny zegar odmierza czas już 12 lat |url=https://polskieradio.pl/art481_754174 |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=PolskieRadio.pl |language=pl}}</ref>

The Congress Hall held the finals of [[Miss World 2006]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2 October 2006 |title=Miss World 2006 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/miss-world-2006/ |access-date=4 March 2020 |website=CBS News |language=en |archive-date=29 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329074523/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/miss-world-2006/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010, the illumination of the building was modernized and high-power LED lights were installed, allowing the Palace to take various colours at night.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 September 2010 |title=Stolica: ponad dwa miliony na oświetlenie Pałacu Kultury |url=https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/warszawa/stolica-ponad-dwa-miliony-na-oswietlenie-palacu-kultury/w4tg1el |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Onet Wiadomości |language=pl |archive-date=23 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423201606/https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/warszawa/stolica-ponad-dwa-miliony-na-oswietlenie-palacu-kultury/w4tg1el |url-status=live }}</ref> The first use of the new lighting was during Christmas in 2010, when the Palace was illuminated in green and white to resemble a Christmas tree.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 December 2010 |title=Świąteczne oświetlenie Pałacu Kultury i Nauki w Warszawie |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-swiateczne-oswietlenie-palacu-kultury-i-nauki-w-warszawie,nId,314488 |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=RMF24 |language=pl |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602131556/https://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/polska/news-swiateczne-oswietlenie-palacu-kultury-i-nauki-w-warszawie,nId,314488 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2013, during the [[Euromaidan]] protests, it was illuminated in blue and yellow, the colours of the [[Flag of Ukraine|Ukrainian national flag]] as a sign of solidarity with the protesters.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 December 2013 |title=Pałac Kultury podświetlony w barwach Ukrainy [Zdjęcia] |url=https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,15076004,palac-kultury-podswietlony-w-barwach-ukrainy-zdjecia.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Wyborcza.pl Warszawa |language=pl |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602030927/https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,15076004,palac-kultury-podswietlony-w-barwach-ukrainy-zdjecia.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 January 2021, during the [[All-Poland Women's Strike|Women's Strike]] protests, the symbol of the movement—a single red bolt on a black background—was projected on the building.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 January 2021 |title=Pałac Kultury i Nauki w Warszawie z czerwoną błyskawicą: "Jesteśmy z Wami" |url=https://www.eska.pl/warszawa/palac-kultury-i-nauki-w-warszawie-z-czerwona-blyskawica-jestesmy-z-wami-aa-qhKe-gSKD-HgAW.html |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=Radio Eska |language=pl |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517213521/https://www.eska.pl/warszawa/palac-kultury-i-nauki-w-warszawie-z-czerwona-blyskawica-jestesmy-z-wami-aa-qhKe-gSKD-HgAW.html |url-status=live }}</ref>