Opened in 1965, the Teatr Wielki was one of the most innovative opera houses in the world, offering huge production possibilities, despite the limitations of the Communist era. The stage machinery was made to measure by carefully selected manufacturers from across Europe. Representative interiors, arranged and decorated using the best standards, are a testament to their time as well as a subtle and measured gesture of power, the will to go on, that allowed this nation to rise after subsequent blows: to rebuild the country and pass on its burgeoning national heritage to the next generations.