Petersdorff Department Store
Wrocław, Poland
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
Find out more
The Petersdorff Department Store in Wrocław, Poland, is a landmark of expressionist modernism designed by architect Erich Mendelsohn. Constructed in brick, the building exemplifies the dynamic formal vocabulary of 1920s expressionism, with its distinctive curved and flowing surfaces characteristic of Mendelsohn's approach to commercial architecture. Now recognized as an immovable monument in Poland, the store represents a significant chapter in early twentieth-century European department store design and remains an important example of modern architectural heritage in the city.
Architect
Movement
- Type
- department store, architectural heritage monument
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- immovable monument in Poland
- Place
- Wrocław, Poland
This building on
Architecturally similar
27 Wałowa Street in GdańskGdańsk, Poland
1 Jarochowskiego Street in PoznańPoznań, Poland
Obchodní dům BredaOpava-Město, Czech Republic
Former Weichmann's Textile HouseGliwice, Poland
Danilovsky Department StoreDanilovsky District, Russia
RenomaWrocław, Poland
Wrocław Exhibition GroundsWrocław, Poland
12 Dąbrowskiego Street in PoznańPoznań, Poland
Location