ALLÉE DES ROSES (ALEJA RÓŻ)

This pedestrian avenue was once lined with roses, the symbol of the socialist regime, and served as a showcase and parade ground for the communist authorities. Until 1989, a 7 t statue of Lenin stood in the middle of the avenue. In order to realize the project, the management of the steel plant deprived the employees of the thirteenth month and the quarterly bonus, and the statue became the focal point of the popular revolts. In April 1979, a bomb was even placed under the statue, without success.