Służewiec

Służewiec (Polish pronunciation: [swuʐɛviet͡s]) is a neighbourhood in Mokotów district of Warsaw, Poland.

Office buildings in Służewiec
Służewiec within the map of Mokotow

From the 1990s, the former industrial part of Służewiec and the functionally related western part of Ksawerów began to be intensively developed with office buildings, resulting in the largest office complex in Poland. By 2016, 75 office buildings had been erected there. Due to communication problems (e.g. traffic jams and difficulties with parking), it gained an ironic name of Mordor, a dark land from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.[1]

Economy

Służewiec is the headquarters of many companies and public bodies, such as Saatchi & Saatchi,[2] Starcom,[3] Filmweb,[4] IQVIA,[5] LuxMed,[6] Abbott Laboratories,[7] Polska Grupa Prasowa,[8] Ringier Axel Springer,[9] Plus,[10] National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management, National Appeals Chamber, Panasonic,[11] Institute of National Remembrance, Groupe Renault,[12] AstraZeneca,[13] DNB ASA,[14] T-Mobile Polska,[15] Mondelez,[16] Toyota Bank Polska,[17] embassy of Cuba,[18] and many others.

Infrastructure

Mordor in Warsaw

Signs at the Tolkien and Gendalf streets crossroad

Varsovian Mordor is defined by the Domaniewska, Wołoska, Cybernetyki and Marynarska streets.

One of the first new investments implemented in Mordor has been Curtis Plaza at Wołoska 18 (1991–1992). In the years 1995-2001, in the area of Domaniewska and Postępu streets, the Mokotów Business Park was built. In 2000 at Wołoska Street, Galeria Mokotów was commissioned.[21]

By 2019, 83 office buildings had been erected in the area. Their construction was de facto outside the control of the capital's local government and contributed to the creation of an office monoculture. The name Mordor was popularized by the Facebook fanpage "Mordor na Domaniewskiej" (Mordor on Domaniewska), which in 2018 had over 100,000 followers.[22][23]

In 2022, two crossing roads in Mordor were given names referring to the mythology of the Middle-earth:

  • road running from Suwak Street to the east, is named after J.R.R. Tolkien[1]
  • road running from Konstruktorska Street to the north is named after Gandalf[1]

The newspaper „Głos Mordoru” (Voice of Mordor) is published, addressed to employees of corporations based in Mordor.[24]

References

  1. Tilles, Daniel (2023-01-11). "Gandalf and Tolkien Streets opened in Warsaw district nicknamed "Mordor"". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. "SAATCHI&SAATCHI IS | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. "STARCOM | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. "FILMWEB | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  5. "IQVIA COMMERCIAL | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  6. "LUX MED | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. "ABBOTT LABORATORIES POLAND | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  8. "POLSKA PRESS | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  9. "RINGIER AXEL SPRINGER POLSKA | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  10. "POLKOMTEL | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  11. "PANASONIC CONNECT EUROPE GMBH SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ ODDZIAŁ W POLSCE | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  12. "RENAULT POLSKA | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  13. "ASTRAZENECA PHARMA POLAND | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  14. "DNB BANK POLSKA | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  15. "T-MOBILE POLSKA | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  16. "MONDELEZ POLSKA | Rejestr.io". rejestr.io. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  17. "Toyota w Polsce – telefony i adresy kontaktowe". Toyota PL (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  18. "Embajada de la República de Cuba en Polonia". Embajadas y Consulados de Cuba (in Spanish). 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  19. "Fort skryty wśród PRL-owskich osiedli". www.passa.waw.pl. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  20. "Contacts". wz.uw.edu.pl. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  21. Leśniakowska, Marta (2002). Architektura w Warszawie : lata 1989-2001 (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki. ISBN 83-908950-5-6. OCLC 54440235.
  22. "„Mordor na Domaniewskiej" obchodzi piątą rocznicę swojego istnienia na Facebooku". iMokotow.pl (in Polish). 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  23. "Rafał Ferber założył fanpage "Mordor na Domaniewskiej" dla zabawy. Dziś zarabia na nim miliony... lajków". INNPoland.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  24. "Głos Mordoru - Nowoczesna gazeta o codzienności życia w korporacji". Głos Mordoru (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.