{"id":1256,"date":"2010-11-17T04:09:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-17T04:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2014-06-10T16:57:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T16:57:34","slug":"amazing-upside-down-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/amazing-upside-down-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Upside Down House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I wanted to suggest visiting\u00a0one very interesting place in Poland.<\/p>\n

The Upside Down House<\/strong> is a project created by a Polish businessman and philanthropist named Daniel Czapiewski<\/strong>, and is located in Poland in the tiny village of Szymbark<\/strong>. Rather than simply being a bizarre tourist attraction this house, managed to attract thousands of tourists. The house is also meant to be a profound statement about the Communist era and the state of the world. Czapiewski\u2019s company would normally take three weeks to construct a house, but this one took 114 days because the workers were disorientated by the strange angles of the walls. It is not only the exterior is upside down, but every single room in the house and also the furniture. Many tourists who visit complain of mild seasickness and dizziness after just a few minutes of being in the structure.<\/p>\n

Take a look at the video:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbhu6zsOBHg<\/a><\/p>\n

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While talking about this house, let\u2019s gather some useful vocabulary.<\/p>\n

Upside down \u2013 do g\u00f3ry nogami<\/strong> (which literally means \u201cwith your legs up\u201d)<\/p>\n

Interior \u2013 wn\u0119trze<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exterior \u2013 na zewn\u0105trz<\/strong><\/p>\n

House \u2013 dom<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apartment \u2013 mieszkanie, apartament<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apartment building – blok<\/strong><\/p>\n

Single family home \u2013 dom jednorodzinny<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duplex \u2013 dom bli\u017aniak<\/strong><\/p>\n

Garage \u2013 gara\u017c<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big – du\u017cy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Small – ma\u0142y<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kitchen – kuchnia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Room – pok\u00f3j<\/strong><\/p>\n

Living room \u2013 salon, pok\u00f3j go\u015bcinny<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dining room – jadalnia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bedroom – sypialnia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bathroom – \u0142azienka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loft – strych<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mudroom \u2013 przedsionek<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basement – piwnica<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pantry \u2013 \u015bpi\u017carka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hallway \u2013 korytarz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deck \u2013 taras<\/strong><\/p>\n

Balcony \u2013 balkon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office \u2013 biuro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Door \u2013 drzwi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Window \u2013 okno<\/strong><\/p>\n

Floor \u2013 pod\u0142oga<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wall \u2013 \u015bciana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roof \u2013 dach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steps \u2013 schody<\/strong><\/p>\n

Railing – barierka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next time we will talk more about specific furniture and appliances in the house.<\/p>\n

Do nast\u0119pnego razu!<\/strong> (Till next time\u2026)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today I wanted to suggest visiting\u00a0one very interesting place in Poland. The Upside Down House is a project created by a Polish businessman and philanthropist named Daniel Czapiewski, and is located in Poland in the tiny village of Szymbark. Rather than simply being a bizarre tourist attraction this house, managed to attract thousands of tourists…<\/p>\n

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