PAST (Poland)

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PASTA, also known as PAST-a is the common name for a complex of two buildings located at 37 and 39 Zielna Street in Warsaw, constructed between 1904 and 1910 by the Cedergren Telephone Joint-Stock Company. According to some sources, a single building was constructed in two phases. The name comes from the initials of the name of the subsequent owner of the property, the PAST (Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna; Polish Telephone Joint-Stock Company), less often known as PASTa, To distinguish the two buildings, the terms "small PASTA" (no. 37) and "large PASTA" (no. 39) are used. Both buildings or just the second one are sometimes referred to as PASTs. The buildings housing the company's district telephone exchanges were also referred to as PASTs. The building was tallest building in Europe in 1908-1911. It is notable for its main headquarters in the North Downtown (Śródmieście Północne) neighbourhood in Warsaw, which at the time of its completion was the first skyscraper in Poland and the tallest building in Europe. The fight for the building during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 also added to the legend of the place.