[2] In the Edward Gierek decade in Communist Poland, the Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna NOT began the construction of the 92-metre (24-floor) high-rise building known as the NOT Tower in Kraków.

[4] The concrete shell was erected in 1975, but the building was never finished, because of economic constraints and political unrest leading to the imposition of martial law in Poland in 1981.

[4] For years the structure remained the biggest eyesore in the Kraków skyline, reportedly named by the editors of Huffington Post as one of the top-ten "post-apocalyptic" (i.e. abandoned and deserted) buildings in the world.

[4] Apparently, its controlled demolition suggested earlier by the British firm Medinbrand Ltd.[7] has been rejected by the Magistrate[clarification needed] after further inspections, due to its structural stability.

[4] More recently, in December 2011 the heated debate about its possible future, based on brand new plans by TreiMorfa, has been cut short by the local courts for legal reasons.