Kilometre Pole

The Kilometre Pole (Polish: Słup kilometrowy) is a structure in Warsaw, Poland, denoting the national kilometre zero, used to calculate distances on road signs. It is placed at the Parade Square, next to the Dmowski Roundabout at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Marshal Street, within the neighbourhood of South Downtown. The monument takes a form of a granite cuboid with the heigh of 2.5 m, with a square base with wight of 1.5 m. The monument denotes the national kilometre zero, used to calculate distances on road signs. Its side walls are decorated with inscriptions, denoting the distances to the capital cities of various European countries and the contemporary voivodeships of Poland in the 1950s. The monument was placed at its location sometime between 1952 and 1955 during the development of the Parade Square.

The structure was placed next to the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Marshal Street, during the construction of the Parade Square. It was used to denote the national kilometre zero, used to calculate distances on road signs. It was made from granite blocks, and decorated with Its side walls are decorated with inscriptions, denoting the distances to the capital cities of various European countries and the contemporary voivodeships of Poland in the 1950s.^[1] It was designed to evoke the style of the historic road signs in Poland.^[2] In April 1971, following the opening of the Dmowski Roundabout at the road intersection, the structure was moved several metres closer to it.^[3]

The structure has a form of a tall cuboid, with the heigh of 2.5 m, with a square base with wight of 1.5 m. It is placed at the Parade Square, next to the Dmowski Roundabout at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Marshal Street. It is made from polished granite blocks. It denotes the national kilometre zero, used to calculate distances on road signs. Its side walls are decorated with inscriptions, denoting the distances to the capital cities of various European countries and the contemporary voivodeships of Poland in the 1950s.^[1] Its design is meant to evoke the style of the historic road signs in Poland.^[2]