The Old Town in Głogów is the most famous example of postmodernist retroversion of the destroyed historic city center. Retroversion—a term coined by Professor Maria Lubocka-Hoffmann, the author of the concept—entails the reconstruction of historic architecture while preserving the street plan and city blocks, but in a new, postmodern form.

Elbląg’s historic Old Town was 90% destroyed in February 1945 during the German-Soviet fighting for the city. Two years later, the remains of the old buildings were demolished, and the resulting bricks were donated to the reconstruction of Warsaw. Construction of the postmodernist retroversion of the Old Town began in the 1980s and continues to this day.

Along with Professor Lubocka-Hoffmann, one of the main originators and practical implementers of the retroversion method was architect Szczepan Baum, designer of, among other buildings, the Elbląg Old Town Hall (2009-2011).