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Behind the Iron Gate - housing estate in Warsaw divided between Wola and Śródmieście districts, belonging partially to the Mirów neighbourhood. Named after an iron gate which once served as an entrance to the Saxon Garden but which no longer exists. The gate stood along the Saxon Axis on the west side lane of Marszałkowska street. In the 19th century the border of the area were Chłodna, Żabia, Skórzana and Graniczna street and the Saxon Garden.
History
The construction took pace from 1965 to 1972. It was the first prize winning project in the SARP competition in 1961, The architcts, Jerzy Czyż, Jan Furman and Andrzej Skopiński were alumni of the Faculty of Architecture at Warsaw University of Technology. The housing estate was built in