Hala Kopińska

Hala Kopińska is a landmark retail building in the Ochota district of Warsaw, Poland, located at ul. ppłk. M. Sokołowskiego "Grzymały" 2 (historically associated with ul. Kopińska 18). Constructed between 1952 and 1956 (some sources say 1952–1953) to a design by architect Zbigniew Wacławek, it was originally called the Ochota market hall (hala targowa Ochota). It later housed a branch of the Powszechny Dom Towarowy (PDT) Warszawa-Wola, and from 1958 it became the independent multi-branch department store PDT Warszawa-Ochota (PDT Ochota), selling food and basic industrial goods. The building is 60 metres long and 36 metres wide. Its glazed quarter-cylinder roof gives it the appearance of an aircraft hangar or factory hall. A distinctive tower houses a chimney, and the architect used pseudo-Gothic vertical detailing. A balustraded terrace surrounds the hall. Inside there was a ribbed fan-vaulted canteen for customers; the basement contained warehouses, cold stores, a kitchen and staff canteen, showers, washrooms and a boiler room. It was the first large retail facility in Warsaw to separate customer routes from delivery routes, partly through ramps leading to the basement level. A market square was established next to the building. The hall's current name comes from Kopińska Street, to whose numbering it was originally assigned. The building was included in the 2003 list of contemporary cultural assets of Warsaw 1945–1989 compiled by the Association of Polish Architects (SARP), and since 2012 it has been in the municipal register of monuments (number OCH05261) under the historic name Hala Towarowa "Ochota" and the contemporary name Hala Kopińska. In 2024 the cooperative managing Hala Kopińska was merged with the cooperative Hale Banacha, which manages other market halls in Ochota at the Banacha market. The hall currently houses, among other things, a large multi-branch self-service shop. As a commercial venue, Hala Kopińska represents a post-war Polish retail typology that combined market-hall functions with department-store retailing. Its architectural and urban significance is recognised through heritage listing, and it continues to serve local residents as a shopping destination.

Hala Kopińska was built between 1952 and 1956 (some sources say 1952–1953) based on a design by architect Zbigniew Wacławek. It was erected on the Ochota housing estate, built in the first half of the 1950s, located between Grójecka, Wery Kostrzewy (Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 roku), Szczęśliwicka and Kopińska streets. The building was originally named the Ochota market hall (hala targowa Ochota). It later became the seat of a branch of the Powszechny Dom Towarowy (PDT) Warszawa-Wola, and from 1958 it operated as the independent multi-branch department store PDT Warszawa-Ochota (PDT Ochota) at ul. Kopińska 18. It conducted retail sales of food and basic industrial goods. The hall is 60 metres long and 36 metres wide. Its glazed quarter-cylinder roofing makes the building resemble an aircraft hangar or factory hall. One of its characteristic elements is a tower containing a chimney. The architect also used pseudo-Gothic, vertical detailing. A balustraded terrace was planned around the hall. Inside, a canteen for customers with a ribbed fan vault was arranged. In the basement there were warehouses, cold stores, a kitchen and staff canteen, showers, washrooms and a boiler room. It was the first large retail facility in Warsaw to separate customer routes from delivery routes, partly through the use of ramps descending to the basement level. A market square was established next to the building. In 2024, the cooperative managing Hala Kopińska was merged with the Hale Banacha cooperative, which manages other market halls in Ochota at the Banacha market. The hall's current name comes from Kopińska Street, to whose numbering it was originally assigned. The building was included in the 2003 list of contemporary cultural assets of Warsaw 1945–1989 compiled by the Association of Polish Architects (SARP). Since 2012 it has been in the municipal register of monuments (number OCH05261) under the historic name Hala Towarowa "Ochota" and the contemporary name Hala Kopińska. The hall currently houses, among other things, a large multi-branch self-service shop.

• 2024

  The cooperative managing Hala Kopińska merged with the Hale Banacha cooperative.

• 2012

  Entered into the municipal register of monuments (number OCH05261).

• 2003

  Included in the SARP list of contemporary cultural assets of Warsaw 1945–1989.

• 1958

  Becomes the independent multi-branch department store PDT Warszawa-Ochota (PDT Ochota).

• 1956

  Building completed (some sources say 1953).

• 1952

  Construction begins on the Ochota market hall (later Hala Kopińska) to a design by Zbigniew Wacławek.

Historic market hall and multi-branch department store serving the Ochota district of Warsaw.

• Food products

• Basic industrial goods

• General merchandise

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2. 2Hala Kopińska – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Official websitehalakopinska.waw.pl
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