The Gliwice mine in southern Poland  that once made the region known as an industrial powerhouse during communism, no longer produces coal. The mine’s smoky bricks have been polished to a lively orange, and its interior renovated to house a business and education centre with a state-of-the-art lecture hall.

City’s mayor, Zygmunt Frankiewicz, stated:

The transformation is still happening, but most changes have already been made.

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