POLSKI KOMITET DO SPRAW UNESCO. PAŁAC KULTURY I NAUKI

Basic information

• Floors: 7
• Entrance suitable for the visually impaired and the blind
• Well–lit entrance
• Help, reception desk, information near the entrance
• Doors and passages with no thresholds
• Glass door with colour contrast
• Stairs with colour contrast
• Information boards, signposts
• Assistant dog allowed
• A person who knows sign language available

How to get there

Underground

• Centrum underground station. Line 1
• Distance to the underground station from the building: 390 m
• Crossing the road is necessary
• Zebra-crossing available
• Obstacles in the way (e.g. posts, uneven pavement, badly parked cars, high kerbs, narrow pavement)
• Lift available
• Underground without barriers
• Underground timetable

Bus

• Centrum 06 bus stop
• Distance to the bus stop from the building: 370 m
• Crossing the road is necessary
• Zebra-crossing available
• Obstacles in the way (e.g. posts, uneven pavement, badly parked cars, high kerbs, narrow pavement)
• Lift available
• Partly accessible without barriers (see: bus timetable)

Tram

• Centrum 07 tram stop
• Distance to the tram stop from the building: 450 m
• Crossing the road is necessary
• Zebra-crossing available
• Obstacles in the way (e.g. posts, uneven pavement, badly parked cars, high kerbs, narrow pavement)
• Lift available
• Partly accessible without barriers (see: tram timetable)

Parking

• General access parking spaces
• Parking spaces for people with disabilities

Main entrance, access

Ramp and stairs

• Number of steps to take: 0
• Number of steps in front of the main entrance: 16
• Number of steps behind the main entrance: 0
• Stair ramp
• Platform lift

Main door

• Door width: 170 cm
• Two–leaf
• Outswing
• Glass

Staircase

• Lift or platform lift
• Straight stairs
• Stairs with landings
• Railing available
• Stone stairs

Other entrance doors

• Door width: 120 cm
• Two–leaf
• Inswing
• Wood

Lift, platform lift

• Door width: 109 cm
• Lift width: 119 cm
• Lift depth: 160 cm
• Highest button: 130 cm above the floor
• Sound directions, announcements, signals
• Buttons with colour contrast
• Tactile buttons
• Buttons in corners or hollows

General access restrooms

• Ladies’ rooms. Floor: 7
• Men’s rooms. Floor: 7

Restrooms for people with disabilities

Ladies’ room

• Floor: 1
• Number of steps to take: 0
• Door width: 100 cm
• Seat height on the toilet bowl: 51 cm
• Free area in front of the toilet bowl: 145 cm × 100 cm
• Foldable handle on the left of the toilet bowl
• Foldable handle on the right of the toilet bowl
• Area for changing one’s seat on the right of the toilet bowl: 94 cm × 30 cm
• Lift necessary for people with physical disabilities
• Access to the sink in a wheelchair
• Alarm button available

Men’s room

• Floor: 1
• Number of steps to take: 0
• Door width: 100 cm
• Seat height on the toilet bowl: 51 cm
• Free area in front of the toilet bowl: 133 cm × 100 cm
• Foldable handle on the left of the toilet bowl
• Area for changing one’s seat on the left of the toilet bowl: 98 cm × 36 cm
• Foldable handle on the right of the toilet bowl
• Area for changing one’s seat on the right of the toilet bowl: 42 cm × 36 cm
• Lift necessary for people with physical disabilities
• Access to the sink in a wheelchair
• Alarm button available