The newly completed Zachęta building, with the dome of Holy Trinity Church behind
Małachowski Square with the Lutheran Holy Trinity Church and the corner of the Zachęta building on the right
The Peowiak monument on Małachowski Square during the German occupation, with war-damaged houses behind
Kredytowa Street seen from Małachowski Square, with ruins and new construction
The Zachęta National Gallery of Art seen from Małachowski Square
The main facade of the Zachęta building with the 'Artibus' pediment
The Zachęta building on Małachowski Square was designed by Stefan Szyller for the Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts and opened in 1900. In December 1922 Poland's first president, Gabriel Narutowicz, was assassinated inside it. The gallery survived the war with damage while much of the surrounding square was ruined, and after 1949 it housed the Central Bureau of Art Exhibitions. Since 2003 it has been the Zachęta National Gallery of Art.