there is one thread for bratislavas commieblocks, but i think we all have to be proud :nuts: :bash: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: post you commieblocks...:nuts: :cheers:

things are changing pretty fast, so one day we might not have them...

sered, small city in western slovakia
cca. 20.000 inhabitans

http://www.foreko.sk/data/foto/sered/sered006v.jpg

http://www.foreko.sk/data/foto/sered/sered002v.jpg

http://www.foreko.sk/data/foto/sered/sered061v.jpg

http://www.foreko.sk/data/foto/sered/sered044v.jpg

http://www.foreko.sk/data/foto/sered/sered001v.jpg

Commie-blocks of Budapest in all shapes and colors.

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7676/im000001tp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/732/im000004wz9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7798/im000006hz8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/6905/im000007mt3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/60/im000008cz0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/6204/im000011ce2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7729/im000014je8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9157/im000016ok0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/2668/im000017sw1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5963/im000018pv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2383/im000019gf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/2628/im000020jm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6457/im000021be9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7113/im000022ta3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/2777/im000023na2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/236/im000024cn0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4030/im000066xf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6573/im000067di0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Old and new. Riverside apartments on the right. What's the difference?

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/2462/im000065aa4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Some pictures are dark because of the car's windows... Sorry!

Old and new. Riverside apartments on the right. What's the difference?

The difference is that if all commieblocks looked like that the living situation in eastern europe would be much better. And the quality is probably much better. :cheers:

Hey, these commieblocks don't look that bad; buildings seem to be in good conditions, most cars are new (so they are not that poor); in Paris, Lisboa or Barcelona they wouldn't be better (even worse in some cases).

The difference is that if all commieblocks looked like that the living situation in eastern europe would be much better. And the quality is probably much better. :cheers:

Yeah I know, but the design is tragic, especially on the banks of the Danube... Those apartmens were built only a few years ago, so its totally unacceptable...

Yeah I know, but the design is tragic, especially on the banks of the Danube... Those apartmens were built only a few years ago, so its totally unacceptable...

Yeah, i dont know that exact place so I can't judge it. But as CKM said, the quality of the commieblocks is good, there are no cracks in the panels as you see here. Generally I've been to Hungary a few times, (Budapest, Györ, Esztergom) and I don't have a feeling of being in an eastern european country (tidy, renovated centers, small towns don't have big commieblocks). But I haven't seen the whole county so I can't be that specific.

commie blocks- in Prague
all gets new colours recently 3-5years ago

Praha 6 ..part Brevnov residental area
this type of commiesblocks been built in 1950-1955
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/784/pc1400297ia.jpg
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2828/pc1400304lu.jpg

Praha 8.. part Bohnice
this type of blocks been built in 1978-1982
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/2206/pc1400353bm.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6564/pc1400427pw.jpg


http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/2752/pc1400493vx.jpg
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8341/pc1400512pc.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3154/pc1400654nv.jpg

cemetry in midlle of commies blocks
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/7135/pc1400673bn.jpg

in front of primary school
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8021/pc1400699rm.jpg

park in midle of Bohnice
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/5806/pc1400720si.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8933/pc1400769yd.jpg
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/369/pc1400781rj.jpg

Nice pics! ^^
I like the reconstructed commie-buildings, and the surroundings are nice, and more European too! Great progress! :okay:

Reconstruction of commie-blocks based on the national budget is underway. In the past two years, several blocks were modernized lead by mainly the local governments of Kaposvár, Szeged, Debrecen and Székesfehérvár (government vs. opposition 2-2 :nuts: ). Szekesfehérvár and Szeged won funds for renovation of 13000 and 8000 flats as part of a 2 year programme started on 2007.01.01. The "pioneer" of commie-block-reconstruction, Kaposvár isn't far behind, with its 5000 flats. But Kaposvár's programme encloses not only the modernization of the building itself, but its surroundings aswell.

Few photos from the city of Szeged:

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6701/11bj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5736/22yj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8253/33qe1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/8633/44ec0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/8830/55ez5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8040/66ka1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/6972/77ln5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1484/88nj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9590/99pw7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/3515/1010im1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Those commieblocks in Budapest don't look that bad, well at least not as bad as most of the ones in Petrzalka district.

One interesting thing I noticed that there are some air conditioning units visible. You never see this on the commieblocks in Slovakia! And it doesn't really get much hotter in Budapest than in Bratislava...

One interesting thing I noticed that there are some air conditioning units visible. You never see this on the commieblocks in Slovakia! And it doesn't really get much hotter in Budapest than in Bratislava...

^^ Why? It could get pretty hot in the summer, especially in a concrete building! Air conditioning units are not so expensive any more. You can find units from 10360 SKK ,and don't even have to look hard. No to mention, the possibility of buying it for instalments with a 0% intrest at some places. 864 SKK/month for a year, is almost "nothing" for my/your comfort. U can buy 6 Big Mac meals (don't :) ) a month at your local McDonald's for that amount of money... In my opinion...

Infinite, it is not true, many of flats in Petržalka has AC units, I see a lot of then in my surroundings, but I think it is too expensive.

Well, it might be that there really are some, but I just never noticed. Anyhow, there's definitely not many...

Qtya: :) You don't need to convince me about the advantages and availability of AC units, we have them installed in all our properties.

^^ I wasn't talking about U! :colgate: Just generally!
BTW, we don't have any a/c units!:colgate:

I found an interesting article about a fund, how they want to reconstruct a lot of commieblocks in slovakia in the next few years. :banana: :banana:

http://www.asb.sk/portal/2007/02/19/architektura/stavby-a-budovy/bytove/vyhry-a-prehry-bytovych-stavieb-na-slovensku.html

(only in slovakian language)

I love this one, the HQ of the Hungarian Stamp Collectors National Alliance via mobile phone... :nuts:

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/756/spa0200jv4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It still looks better than Zaha Hadid's "blob". :)

-Ataman

beautiful bloks:applause:

Ostrava - Jih
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2669/179obj3.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4281/178obg8.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5293/180ojf8.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3749/177ovg7.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/1258/176ogw1.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9104/173oyj7.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4493/172oyw9.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/925/175oci7.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200391.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200395.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200396.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200688.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200755.jpg

Ostrava - Poruba
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200027.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200026.jpg
http://www.ostrava-foto.cz/admin_ostrava/albums/userpics/10001/Ostrava%200490.jpg

Our famous 5.district a.k.a. Petržalka. Note those fancy red and yellow colours.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2808/petrzalkahx5.jpg

In Ostrava why did they paint the grass so green? :nuts:
Some blocks are in pretty good condition! :applause:

:omg: If U would put me in the middle of Petržalka, it would take a week to find my way out... It's huge! Apx how many people live in that district?

^^ ^^

around 120 000 people :-)

more pix from bratislava-petrzalka

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Petr%C5%BEalka_apartment_blocks_in_Bratislava.jpg/800px-Petr%C5%BEalka_apartment_blocks_in_Bratislava.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Zstpetrzalka.jpg/800px-Zstpetrzalka.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/sk/2/20/Ato_chorvatske_rameno.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Chorvatske_rameno.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Petrzalske_korzo.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Kostol_Svatej_rodiny.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Einsteinka.jpg/800px-Einsteinka.jpg

It's sad to say this for me but the commieblocks in Petrzalka look on average a lot worse than those I've seen in Czech rep. and Hungary.. :(

Yeah! The Czech Repubilc made a great progress in the modernization of commie blocks... We could learn a lot from them.

^^ yeah... !!! for example in Chanov.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720033.jpg
:lol:

More photos of Chanov:

http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6271-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6257-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6285-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6331-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6420-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6441-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6431-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6374-rj.jpg

Kosice Lunik IX

worst ghetto in Slovakia (over 4500-7000 gypsies living there)


http://147.232.145.11/gov/mestskecasti/img/lunikIX.gif
http://www.wereldde.bewoner.antwerpen.be/pics/lunikblok.gif

no comment

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Lunik in fire

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And then they tell you not to be racist.....

Kokpit: We have plenty of those in Hungary as well.

-Ataman

http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6285-rj.jpg.

Are you in earnest? They live there? It is perfectly monstrous and very dirty!!!

^^ that's the children playground.

Kokpit: We have plenty of those in Hungary as well.

-Ataman

Like the "famous" Havanna and Dzsumbuj of Budapest?

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9445/havannaltp5ys0.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9317/havannaltprs8.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2070/havannaltp2br2.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3329/havannaltp3fq8.png (http://imageshack.us)
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/6259/havannaltp4oq2.png (http://imageshack.us)

^^ that's the children playground.

It looks to me that not too safeTTT:ohno:

It looks to me that not too safeTTT:ohno:

Ahh, you are too oversensitive. Yes, it probably doesn't comply with all EU norms for playgrounds but we shouldn't be so pedantic all the time. Turn a blind eye to it, it's not so bad :lol:

That one in Budapest is still quite fancy, it can't beat Chánov at all.

http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/lv07s.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720016.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720026.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720035.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720042.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720043.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20030720044.jpg

Welcome to Czech Republic :cheers: :lol:

My God... It's like some parts of Romania, or Moldova...

And then they tell you not to be racist.....

You've got my oblique support... ;)

maybe there is still hope ?! http://cenybytu.idnes.cz/most-chce-ozivit-vybydleny-chanov-penezi-z-eu-foq-/cbclanky.asp?c=A060525_160800_cbclanky_maf

it's a desaster anyway :)

I think this is the only option:

http://i.idnes.cz/06/053/maxi/MAF133d9c_bourani_03.jpg.
http://i.idnes.cz/06/053/maxi/MAF133d9d_palyova.jpg.
http://www.sweb.cz/whitewoman/chanov/20020422001.jpg

Actually not... ^^ :rofl:
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9020/nukeut9.png (http://imageshack.us)

Ok, I agree it was a pretty bad joke! Sorry!

BTW what is Chánov turning into... I see the demolishing of the buildings have started.

beat this one - Gdansk, Poland

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/GDANSK%2C_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG/800px-GDANSK%2C_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG
http://images1.fotosik.pl/111/b005c9743bab8996.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/111/cbe8f7a8aa1554b3.jpg

^^ Ohh shit, the Great Wall of Poland! :rofl:

Poor postman... :fiddle:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9026/gdansktk4.png (http://imageshack.us)http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5061/greatwall2wb7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

You see the undeniable similarity...?

Now this automaticly raises some questions...

1, Europe's main car manufactors are suing China 24-7, for copying their cars, and actually almost everything. Now in this case, why doesn't China take the necessary steps against this obvious stealing of a thousends of years old blueprint?
2, Slovenia wants to build that new Pyramid, because Poland has already got the Great Wall? Central Europe is redefining the 7 wonders of the Ancient World, what's going to be next? The Colossus of Rhodes/Neum in Croatia? The temple/statue of Gyurcsány in Budapest, after The Statue/Temple of Zeus at Olympia?
3, China built the Great Wall due to defensive reasons... Who is Poland defending Europe from...?

:lol:

some pics from bratislava´s bowels-petrzalka:)
http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/2010/06os5.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3699/05qh4.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3298/03ul7.jpg
http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3292/01rl7.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3143/04so8.jpg
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1532/02mp4.jpg

More photos of Chanov:


http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6285-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6331-rj.jpg.
http://www.praguepost.com/galleries/chanov/images/Chanov_6420-rj.jpg.




Gypsies behave the same way wherever they live,it seems:bash:
This is from Bulgaria:ohno:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7565/cigani7865jh7.png

http://www.capital.bg/showimg.php?filename=gb_280639.jpg

http://www.capital.bg/showimg.php?filename=gb_280641.jpg

http://www.capital.bg/showimg.php?filename=gb_280643.jpg

http://www.capital.bg/showimg.php?filename=gb_280627.jpg

http://www.capital.bg/showimg.php?filename=gb_280644.jpg

I guess it would look the same even if they had the social benefits of Sweden or someplace socialist. That's just the way it is - it isn't really that much of a money issue for them.

I guess it would look the same even if they had the social benefits of Sweden or someplace socialist. That's just the way it is - it isn't really that much of a money issue for them.

An effective way of treating this problem would be to reeducate them... but, it is not easy to change their way of seeing the world and society. Giving them money only goes to the state account making no sense.

beat this one - Gdansk, Poland

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/GDANSK%2C_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG/800px-GDANSK%2C_Falowiec_na_Obroncow_Wybrzeza.JPG
http://images1.fotosik.pl/111/b005c9743bab8996.jpg
http://images1.fotosik.pl/111/cbe8f7a8aa1554b3.jpg

nice

Zilina

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/118/394385369_ad0025ff77_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/391171473_37acaebe58_b.jpg

Poprad

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/93039843_700dad71be_b.jpg

^^ I like these photos! Beautiful view in Zilina and Poprad!!! Fantastic photos!

BTW Marek.kvackaj what was the purpose of that unfinished building on the first photo from Zilina? Are there any plans to consume that brick and concreta structure? I saw several unfinished buildings in the region (especially in Romania)like this one. But from all this building has far the best distribution of space. Even with less imagination It could be used easily... My opinion...

^^ I like thess photo! Beautiful view in Zilina and Poprad!!! Fantastic photos!

BTW Marek.kvackaj what was the purpose of that unfinished building on the first photo from Zilina? Are there any plans to consume that brick and concreta structure? I saw several unfinished buildings in the region (Romania)like this one. But from all this building has far the best distribution of space. Even with less imagination It could be used easily... My opinion...

I think that building was planned 20 years ago as a small hospital( we had that kind of unfinished building in my suburb too and now was rebuild for 25 flats)

I noticed that on some commieblocks across Slovakia, there are huge numbers painted on them. Like "4780" "228" what is dat???
But only in small cities, never seen it in Bratislava.

Well I know numbers wroten on walls 732 or 365 (days) I guess becose was in CSSR before -conscript army service and later CSFR

Bratislava commie block in sunset

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/100060803_e9d9f385c1_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/100060741_e254a6a75d_b.jpg

^^ Beautiful photos! Nice job! :applause: :okay:

Reconstruction of commieblocks in Slovakia

http://bm-plast.info/exchange/panelak.jpg

http://www.reality.sk/imgcache/cache60/1261-000131~1153187.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/391/crbytovkafasada2fp9.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6580/mizateplovanieorpz2ib9.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2284/svzateplovaniebdrg6.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/628/vtzatepleniebd2fv8.jpg

i found an interesting article in bratislavskenoviny.sk, about EU-funds to repair and modernize commieblocks in central europe. ;-)

http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/buxus/generate_page.php?page_id=3291

Only in slovak!

The problem with modernizing commieblocks is they still retain their monotomy and boxiness. The only way to get rid of the "commieblock problem" once and for all is to destroy them all.

-Ataman

And where will we live then? :)

I think after the modernization , or part of the modernazation a proper roof should be built with flats in the attic. Think about it. There are Eu and governmental funds for the renovation of the commie blocks. Only 25, but maximum 30 % is needed from the owners. So for example I - as the representative of a building enterprise - sign a contract with the residents to undertake their complete 30% or half, quarter, third of their share in the modernization programme... It depends on a lot of thing, how frequent the district where, the building is located, how much the flat prices/square-meter in that area, how big is the top of the building, how many residents are there, investmental costs, bribes :) ... etc.. For excange, I would get the permission to build attic-flats, and then sell them. If You are lucky or know people... You could reach that the modernization programme would include the new roof itself. So at least 75% of your investment would be payed with governmental funds. All you would have to do is to work those flats out..

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4985/tethr6.png (http://imageshack.us)

I think after the modernization , or part of the modernazation a proper roof should be built with flats in the attic. Think about it. There are Eu and governmental funds for the renovation of the commie blocks. Only 25, but maximum 30 % is needed from the owners. So for example I - as the representative of a building enterprise - sign a contract with the residents to undertake their complete 30% or half, quarter, third of their share in the modernization programme... It depends on a lot of thing, how frequent the district where, the building is located, how much the flat prices/square-meter in that area, how big is the top of the building, how many residents are there, investmental costs, bribes :) ... etc.. For excange, I would get the permission to build attic-flats, and then sell them. If You are lucky or know people... You could reach that the modernization programme would include the new roof itself. So at least 75% of your investment would be payed with governmental funds. All you would have to do is to work those flats out..

repainting and revitalizations of all commie-blocks in Slovakia is approx. 10 billion dollars...research done last year...so is very costly and EU is not willing pay for that...Czech republic ask Eu too and Eu refuse to pay those costs..

10 BILLION dollars??? Wow! That's an incredible amount of money....

There's also an incredible amount of commieblocks.. ;)

Actually I would've expected the number to be higher.

yes very costly I was suprised by that costs
btw. for Czech rep. is around 20 billion dollars around 400-500 billion Czech crowns

Do You have any governmental supported modernization programs?
In Hungary, there are funds, for renovation of 15000-17000 flats a year.

not really is not in this moment "governmental modernization programs" I guess that is regions now whoo have to deal with this situation but maybe in future ...and if is something like modernization goverment support is minimal.

In Hungary You can win elections with that kind of a promise... So commie-block modernization program is an important part of election campaigns...

In Slovakia you can try win with this promises ...but I think situation is Slovakia is pretty different to situation in Hungary...
..we are trying to go for Euro..so no big spending allowed

Petrzalka view. Some blocks modernized and painted in wild colours..

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/416840.jpg

Does anyone have exact percentages of the population living in commieblocks in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia?

-Ataman

I heard that the percentage in Slovakia is the highest in C/E Europe, maybe in the world.

As the country that has Petrzalka, I'm not surprised...

BTW, Infinite what's that tall unfinished building in the middle of Petrzalka?

I think it is a "Dominant" residential building.

Yeah it's Dominant. As for the percentage of people living in commieblocks, it's definitely not the highest. I remember seeing a statistics somewhere, and I recall the proportion being highest in Poland and either Lithuania or Latvia. Slovakia was actually also behind Hungary and Czech republic...

I heard that the percentage in Slovakia is the highest in C/E Europe, maybe in the world.

i agree with infinite... slovakia is not the "best" in percentage of people livining in commieblocks.... we can count together.... 40pct of the population lives in countryside, wher you usally dont have those "blocks"... and in the cities it`s usualy lest than 50pct... so it can be something like 25-30pct maximum :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

I heard that the percentage in Slovakia is the highest in C/E Europe, maybe in the world.

i agree with infinite... slovakia is not the "best" in percentage of people livining in commieblocks.... we can count together.... 40pct of the population lives in countryside, where you usally dont have those "blocks"... and in the cities it`s usualy lest than 50pct... so it can be something like 25-30pct maximum :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

I found very startling statistics (in very different ways) for the Czech Republic and Hungary:

In the Czech Republic, 40% of the population lives in "paneláks":
http://www.radio.cz/en/article/66955/limit

That is quite a number; much higher than what I expected. :eek:

I haven't found statistics for Slovakia, but I suspect it is not too different from the Czech Republic.

I do not have the percentages for population living in "panel houses", but I found an article which states "14 percent of Hungary's 4 million apartments are situated in panel blocks and similar places". This means only 14 percent live in commieblocks? Again, this is quite startling. :eek:
http://www.hatekonykft.hu/index.php?id=30

-Ataman

the biggest of its own
more than 45000 flats
all build in 28,7km2
the pop.density is 4085 people per sq.km
together 114987 inhabitans

construction permit was issued 21. March 1973
first commieblock was finished 3. August 1977


http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_48_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040606_P01_L_14_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_47_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_49_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_50_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_53_V.JPG

http://imgs.pravda.sk/sk_zaujima/A040607_P01_L_54_V.JPG

Pítr.... 3 obrazok z vrchu je ktora cast Petrzalky? Neviem to nijako identifikovat..... :ohno:

Ten tretí obrázok určite nie je Petržalka.

sorry guys... teraz ked na to pozeram, tak su to asi kramare... idem to deletnut.... :bash:

v pravde to maju tiez ako Petrzalku...

I found very startling statistics (in very different ways) for the Czech Republic and Hungary:

In the Czech Republic, 40% of the population lives in "paneláks":
http://www.radio.cz/en/article/66955/limit

That is quite a number; much higher than what I expected. :eek:

-Ataman

Quite surprising to me too. And quite sad I must say...

^^ why sad:dunno:

^^ great avatar, explains your question :D

Even sadder are the construction of highrises everywhere. :( They are no different from commieblocks 20+ years ago, except they use more glass and less concrete.

30 years from now, people will look back at these highrises the same way we look back at commieblocks today.

-Ataman

Fully disagree. Mass creation of concrete suburbs during communism is not comparable with the construction of few office and high quality residential buildings nowadays.

Back then, people thought commieblocks were high quality.

-Ataman

well people were brainwashed and didn't have the full spectre of information available.

Aren't people brainwashed today...?

Ataman said, that its said to build high rises without any coception as it is in London (maybe Bratislava too). I consider London not nice with no real face. On the other side is Paris with all those high rises concetrated into one complex which doesnt interfere to much more valuable "old" architecture and general Baron Haussmann's design of this beautiful city. Urbanism of this city is simply great.
Back to Atamans contribution, I agree. Its quite possible that in future, wont be present architecture in this form considred as valuable as it is now in stance of architecture of 60s 70s and 80s .

Aren't people brainwashed today...?

People certainly have incomparably more information readily available to them now. I hope you won't dispute this.

Ataman said, that its said to build high rises without any coception as it is in London (maybe Bratislava too). I consider London not nice with no real face. On the other side is Paris with all those high rises concetrated into one complex which doesnt interfere to much more valuable "old" architecture and general Baron Haussmann's design of this beautiful city. Urbanism of this city is simply great.
Back to Atamans contribution, I agree. Its quite possible that in future, wont be present architecture in this form considred as valuable as it is now in stance of architecture of 60s 70s and 80s .

Excuse me? Are you saying London has highrises all over? They're also concentrated more or less in two areas, City and Docklands. However, at least City was built up organically as the banking centre of the world. That's the way it should always be - highrises get build in the areas that have a tradition for big business etc. You certainly can't say that about unnatural phenomenons such as La Defense. I definitely prefer London's City over La Defense, but that's of course my opinon. It actually may have also something to do with the fact that I also prefer anglo-saxon liberal way of thinking over french centralism.

People certainly have incomparably more information readily available to them now. I hope you won't dispute this.

Absolutely not! But unfortunately its sad a huge part of our society's not grasping the opportunities... Go home, do nothing, stare at the Jerry Springer show, or some shit like that (Balázs show, Mónika show in Hungary)... Now that's modern brainwashing...

Excuse me? Are you saying London has highrises all over? They're also concentrated more or less in two areas, City and Docklands. However, at least City was built up organically as the banking centre of the world. That's the way it should always be - highrises get build in the areas that have a tradition for big business etc. You certainly can't say that about unnatural phenomenons such as La Defense. I definitely prefer London's City over La Defense, but that's of course my opinon. It actually may have also something to do with the fact that I also prefer anglo-saxon liberal way of thinking over french centralism.

Not to mention the Mitterand kind, commie style architechture of la Défense from the 80s with the Great Ass, sorry Grande Arche de la Défense...

London for me is more suitable, more liveable...

London for me is more suitable, more liveable...

London suburb looks like villages is connecting together...
(horible by my opinion)

Qtya, agreed, both posts.
I could never understand why did La Defense become synonymous with good urban planning in the minds of so many people. I don't like it all. But actually I dislike most things french anyway :).

London suburb looks like villages is connecting together...
(horible by my opinion)


And what should a suburb look like in your opinion? Because suburbs in London exactly fit the definition of a "suburb".

And what should a suburb look like in your opinion? Because suburbs in London exactly fit the definition of a "suburb".

London is spread every direction...connection is not good,public transport overcrowded, everywhere you have to travel long time
I ve been in Paris a year and in London 1/2 year .
Paris look,architecture planning, public transport has much much higher standard by my opinion..

and I saw research that London has best public transport system...but I doubt.
London was big dissapointment for me of course architecture was stunning but Paris is Paris wide boulevards...truly romantic city.

According to this article from 2002, http://astroportal.sk/main.html, in Bratislava lives 600 000 people and additional some 100 000 lives here temporary.

2 Marek: And what about Bratislava suburb and metro area? Did you see our satellite towns and municipalities like Dunajská Lužná, Rovinka, Šamorín etc.? :)

According to this article from 2002, http://astroportal.sk/main.html, in Bratislava lives 600 000 people and additional some 100 000 lives here temporary.

2 Marek: And what about Bratislava suburb and metro area? Did you see our satellite towns and municipalities like Dunajská Lužná, Rovinka, Šamorín etc.? :)

In Bratislava lives 600 000 inhabitants? What is the source of information for the article?

podľa posledného sčítania obyvateľov tu trvale býva 599 015 obyvateľov a ďalších niekoľkostotisíc ľudí žije v Bratislave prechodne (študenti, dochádzajúci pracujúci, množstvo domácich a aj zahraničných hostí)
I know exactly what is their source, it's taken from Eurostat Urban Audit 2001
http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx

But 599 015 is total resident population of LUZ (Larger Urban Zone), population of Bratislava in 2001 was only 428,672 ppl.

BTW, population of Warsaw LUZ is 2.62 mio ppl, Budapest 2.45 mio, Vienna 2.12 mio, Prague 1.94 mio (e.g. Ostrava 1.16 mio and Brno 729 ths ppl).

I thought Brno was larger than Ostrava.

-Ataman

Yes it is - if you mean in city limits, however its metropolitan area or whatever you call it (e.g. this Larger urban area defined by Eurostat) has less inhabitants than Ostrava .

Wow, I did not know that even Brno metro area is more populated than Bratislava metro area.

It is probably because Bratislava western city limts are also border with Austria and Eurostat likely doesn't count inhabitants living close to Bratislava in Austria.

I think you are right, I would like to know how many people lives in Bratislava in SK-AT metro area. It could be similar like Brno.

I don't know if this helps, but this is what i found on the eurovea.sk site:

Vzdialenosť autom ***************
z centra Bratislavy...........................Počet obyvateľov

0-10 minút......................................232 000
10-20 minút....................................163 000
20-30 minút....................................126 000
30-40 minút....................................112 000
Spolu..............................................633 000

Photos from the town of Szentendre, north of Budapest:

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8272/im000001xi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/7114/im000002cg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/396/im000003hq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4422/im000004en8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/1613/im000005zb4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4188/im000006br4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/7784/im000007uw2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7016/im000008nf0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/3102/im000009rk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/5482/im000010nf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/2457/im000011km0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/346/im000012zu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8676/im000013li4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/9476/im000014jb0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/5145/im000015ej5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4999/im000017ll4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I don't know if this helps, but this is what i found on the eurovea.sk site:

Vzdialenosť autom ***************
z centra Bratislavy...........................Počet obyvateľov

0-10 minút......................................232 000
10-20 minút....................................163 000
20-30 minút....................................126 000
30-40 minút....................................112 000
Spolu..............................................633 000

in 40 minutes by the end of this year /after they finish highway/ you´ll be in vienna :-)))

So Vienna is Bratislava's suburb:D and Gyor as well.

^^ ^^

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

but dont say to anybody :cheers:

some more from Gdansk

@toRRone
http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/7900/img0145rn2.jpg
http://images4.fotosik.pl/259/7787da6d75a0b895.jpg

and a new commie in Gdynia

http://www.foto.allcon.pl/foto_big/1_6451_21_04_05.jpg
http://www.allcon.pl/s_build/1127756941.jpg
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/208/p814004111pm6.jpg
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5225/p814004711zp2.jpg

^^ as we can see, commies had gone 17 years ago, but commieblocks remain here with us and we even built new hopped-up ones. :)

Prague 7-Troja
http://www.finep.cz/tv1/galerie/prubeh_vystavby/pics/12042004_1.jpg.
http://www.finep.cz/tv1/galerie/prubeh_vystavby/pics/20042503_2.jpg.
http://www.finep.cz/tv1/galerie/prubeh_vystavby/pics/04150512.jpg.
http://www.finep.cz/web/img/soucasne_tv_03_velky.jpg

Prague 5-Barrandov
http://www.finep.cz/web/img/dokoncene_panorama_01_velky.jpg.
http://www.finep.cz/web/img/dokoncene_panorama_03_velky.jpg

Oh that 2nd pic in Prague is really ugly. Are those newly built blocks??

^ yes, they are not so old - 2002~4
http://www.finep.cz/web/?s1=troja&s2=projekt&s3=zakladni&lng=cz

http://www.matuska.org/jan/skyscrapercity/DSC00096_sm.JPG
http://www.matuska.org/jan/skyscrapercity/DSC00095_sm.JPG
http://www.matuska.org/jan/skyscrapercity/DSC00097_sm.JPG
http://www.matuska.org/jan/skyscrapercity/jn.png

Can you beat that ?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=190282&page=2
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=350522&page=4&highlight=Bemowo

:cheers:

Keep this thread going, I really enjoy looking at these pictures!

Some photos I've shot today:

Commie blocks everywhere... :banana:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1306/im000043gz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6236/im000044nj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3880/im000045kh3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7049/im000046hz2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1404/im000047tq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/1839/im000048ce5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/2459/im000049zj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/2360/im000050zb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Other not so interesting commies of the 3rd district...

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8067/im000058ls6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2078/im000059sc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8061/im000062xj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6571/im000063ln4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3862/im000065go3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Noop... Its just not a skyscraper...

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/4408/im000066qg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Colleague from work? :lovethem: :nono:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/598/im000052ei2.jpg

^^ Hey! Where did You get that photo?! :lol:

I'm sorry I have to repeat myself, but I specifically searched in Bratislava and I haven't seen a single air conditioning unit on our commieblocks. It really is interesting how in Budapest they look to be quite common, while there are almost none in Bratislava...

I'm sorry I have to repeat myself, but I specifically searched in Bratislava and I haven't seen a single air conditioning unit on our commieblocks. It really is interesting how in Budapest they look to be quite common, while there are almost none in Bratislava...

and result is = people in Bratislava are more ecological friendly :)

^^ Haha! :lol: :rofl:

I've shot some photos of some taller commie blocks in the XIth district today...

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/6484/im000054bz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8586/im000055nv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Green-White-Green-White-Green-White... Hajrá FRADI! :lol:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6741/im000056en5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Panelák From Wikipedia: Panelák is the colloquial name of blocks of high-rise panel buildings in the Czech Republic and Slovakia constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete.

interesting wikipedia entry about czechoslovak commieblocks

... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panel%C3%A1k

česky: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panelov%C3%BD_d%C5%AFm

and now some picture from city i live in.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Luftfoto_von_%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_L%C3%ADpa1.JPG

well done Ketax..nice pic...and welcome to SSC forum :)

Nice entry Ketax, thank you :)

I was in Prague-Bohnice (for 2nd time in my life) on Thursday so I took few pics around

one of them, highest building in Bohnice
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/999/p1090827mg8.jpg

^^ Niceeee! Does anyone knows where the tallest commie in the region is, and how tall it is?

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/1779/im000016gy4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A Hostel in Budapest.

20 stories, and 80 meters

I don't know but it will be probably tight race

This is hotel Kupa in Prague, 23 floors

http://www.hotelplan.cz/img/hotels/hotel-kupa-prague.JPG

this is nice, it looks like a skyscraper, how tall is it? it must be more than 100 metres

Hungary's largest residental building is the highrise in the city of Pécs.

This commie was built in 1974, and when completed it was the tallest residental building in Central Europe. According to the Guiness book of records, today it is the tallest abandoned building is in Central Europe. It was emptied in 1989 due to vital structural problems.

25 floors and 84 meters (275,6 ft) high
250 apartments

I couldn't really find good photos, so if anyone has, please post them.

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8649/pcsimagashzko6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6568/pcsimagashz2kb7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8045/ptemagashazlp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Its not as high as the Ryugyong Hotel [330 m (1,083 ft)] in Pyongyang, North Korea, but still a perfect memento of an insaine system.

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3208/ryugyongclosejg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8431/459pxryugyonghotelmay20fq3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel)

I found these two from Prague on SSC

Arnica in Garden city
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/rijeka/pic/arnica.jpg

Pod dálnicí in Chodov
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/rijeka/pic/poddalnici.jpg

I found these two from Prague on SSC

Arnica in Garden city
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/rijeka/pic/arnica.jpg

Pod dálnicí in Chodov
http://www.mujweb.cz/www/rijeka/pic/poddalnici.jpg

Why can't I see these photos?

this is nice, it looks like a skyscraper, how tall is it? it must be more than 100 metres

I don't know but definitely less than 100 m.

Why can't I see these photos?

I see them perfectly, what's wrong?

Some photos are totaly invisible for me. All I see is a red X in a box... :cry:
And I'm far from being a computer expert to solve this probably ridiculously little problem... :ohno:

Some photos are totaly invisible for me. All I see is a red X in a box... :cry:
And I'm far from being a computer expert to solve this probably ridiculously little problem... :ohno:

I know your problem is with web surfer...you need change him or initialize him

When I did not see some pictures, I click the "quote" button in the post with invisible pics, copied the url of pic in that post into new tab, then the picture opened. After this, most of pictures from that server worked, if not, it is necessary to repeat this procedure with remaining images.

Some photos are totaly invisible for me. All I see is a red X in a box... :cry:
And I'm far from being a computer expert to solve this probably ridiculously little problem... :ohno:

may be there's still some kind of censorship in Hungary...

Just kidding of course :angel: ;)

When I did not see some pictures, I click the "quote" button in the post with invisible pics, copied the url of pic in that post into new tab, then the picture opened. After this, most of pictures from that server worked, if not, it is necessary to repeat this procedure with remaining images.

I think Qtya have some other problem because links to these pics are taken from normal static web server. And he sees redboxes there :redx:

^^ Thank You Guys for trying to help me! I think the problem could be, that http://www.mujweb.cz/ server is totaly unreachable for me. I don't know why.

For me it's reachable, may be they have problem with international connection, I don't know...
I could resend those photos via imageshack but it's unreachable for me now...

I don't know but it will be probably tight race

This is hotel Kupa in Prague, 23 floors

http://www.hotelplan.cz/img/hotels/hotel-kupa-prague.JPG

Are there any future plans to modrenize the Hotel Kupa?

^ I think no. Best way to modernize it is to blow it up :D

:rofl:
:rofl:

I know I've posted several similar commie block photos already... So I promised myself I won't post another from this kind. But this time the color of this commie made me broke my promise...

Look at the ridiculous color...

Photo made via mobile phone...

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9540/spa0222jd7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Whoa! It's a nice puke-green color! :D

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7590/spa0223gd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7279/spa0226nk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/412/spa0224ux0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8996/spa0225ky4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7868/spa0227ii9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^ interesting, I haven't seen anything like that in Czechia. At what time were they built?

Around 1986. In the 80s they tried to modernize the design of the commie blocks, so the latest commies built in Hungary have a similar look and roof. Even the ten storey ones. Its like the idea of modernizing the good old Trabants when they wanted to give a proper socialist reply to the new western style solutions. Naturally they failed... As always...

^ in late 80's Hungary was like western world for us here. Private enterprise was allowed there so I remember my mom when being in junket in Budapest back then told us there were private shops on the streets and overall it looked much less "grey" than Prague. Hungary was simply more reformed and opened to western world and it's capital compared to our rigid commies. I remember there was famous Queen concert in Budapest as well, something impossible in Prague since western bands were not welcomed here...

^ in late 80's Hungary was like western world for us here. Private enterprise was allowed there so I remember my mom when being in junket in Budapest back then told us there were private shops on the streets and overall it looked much less "grey" than Prague. Hungary was simply more reformed and opened to western world and it's capital compared to our rigid commies. I remember there was famous Queen concert in Budapest as well, something impossible in Prague since western bands were not welcomed here...

Yess... "A szocialista tábor legvidámabb barakkja voltunk..." :puke:

In english: "We were the most joyfull barrack of the socialist camp"... :puke:

They tried everything to keep us under control... :puke:

commie block in Poprad

2 sides of Poprad

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/91007024_c1e6d5dbd2_o.jpg


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/221471993_615e16173a_b.jpg

Heeeeeej, Marek tak ta druha fotka je z Martina a nie z Popradu !!!

Ale inak pekny zaber z nadjazdu s pohladom na sidliska Kosuty 2 vlavo a Kosuty 1 vpravo
- ako dokaz pridavam moje foto .... :)

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8324/p8200565ls1.jpg

Heeeeeej tak ta druha fotka je z Martina a nie z Popradu


:cheers: moja chybicka
Martin looks then better.. nice fasades :)

Ty si ale rychly, ledva som to sem pridal a odpoved je uz na svete.... Ked pojdes zase cez Martin a budes mat cas, tak daj vediet a dame stretnutie :cheer:

ok urcite dam Ti predtym vediet :)

dalsie zabery na niekolko Martinskych panelakov .... :)

Ladoven

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/6947/img1376hi7.jpg

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/4458/img1380dy0.jpg

Kosuty

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2237/p8050369sv8.jpg

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/6107/p8050370gi0.jpg

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/836/p8050371uu2.jpg

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/1773/p8050373xb1.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/6868/p8050374wo5.jpg

http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/1411/p8050378jz2.jpg

Priekopa

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2810/obrzok006hn3.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2484/obrzok007cw4.jpg

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a nakoniec pohlad z mojho okna .... :)

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2464/p8070403sw6.jpg

.... lepsie a viac nabuduce ;)

Super fotky z Martina! Vyzera to ze dost panelakov je celkom pekne zrekonstruovanych. ;)

pau-chin aspon som Ta vyprovokoval a dal si sem tie fotecky :)

no, provokacia Ti vysla a co sa tyka tych rekonstrukcii a zatepleni, je ich stale viac a viac, uz je takych vacsina a stale na tom pracuju, takze mesto je farebnejsie a farebnejsie ....

a postupne Vam to tu zobrazim :cheers:

(MT)

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/3549/p8050375os8.jpg

This is the most unique commieblock house from Brno. This house is original, only has new facade with thermal insulation. It was used as restaurant "Grand Prix".

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/6856/aimg0598am8.jpg

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2594/aimg0624cm0.jpg

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/7703/aimg0606iu3.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5274/aimg0594wc6.jpg

http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/2957/aimg0615wx6.jpg

I have idea.
FOR ALL: Can you show us the most unique commieblock houses from your cities.

^ in what district it is?

Wow! That's a unique combination of two disgusting communist architecture styles! The "commie block" style AND the "commie office building" style! How.....uhm..interesting.. :D

^^ Nice photos fishfanger! "It was used as restaurant "Grand Prix"..." And what is its pourpose today?

Jicin - Czech republic

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/104/283811686_4d38e8833c_b.jpg

^^ WOW! :omg: Awesome!

Building "E"

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1305/im000001do1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/8655/im000005jd4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Buildings "E" and "V2"

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3087/im000003sc2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3333/im000095vh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Building "V2" in the background, with the "Goldmann cafeteria" in the foreground.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/110/im000004ka3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Building "J"... Ughhhh, how I hate this one... :gaah:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/765/im000002xh1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7737/im000047lz5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/2020/im000048ud2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3936/im000049vh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Departments of the Faculty of Transportation Engineering are located here, like the Department of Building Machines, Materials Handling Machines and Manufacturing Logistic, Department of Automobile Engineering, Department of Aircraft and Ships, Department of Railway Vehicles, ... etc.

Building "TR", The high-value Nuclear Training Reactor of the Institute of Nuclear Techniques at BME.

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/7048/reaktorru6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3405/image014he8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2969/image012ht5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Building "D"

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/6636/im000046rv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Departments of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering are located here.

Building "Z"

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/6356/im000006fs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Faculty of Transportation Engineering is based here.

The HQ of the Hungarian Privatization and State Holding Company (ÁPV Rt.)

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1295/im000011fc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Hotel Ibis, former Hotel Volga

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9083/im000012xi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

The HQ of the "Országos Nyugdíjbiztosítási Főigazgatóság" (~Hungarian Pension-distributing Instiute)

Total height:75 m (246 ft)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1440/im000013go8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Who approved these colors?! :puke:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4454/im000016tj1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/548/im000018wr1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Commie type "shopping mall" :lol:

http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5313/im000056uc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/1419/im000058gv5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I'v found some interesting in Zlin!!! Nice design!!!!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/109/256508570_f3e72bd495_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/114/256508436_035fc7d79c_o.jpg

Thanks for nice photos Qtya again :okay: I quite like those commies in Budapest.

BTW Skála means the rock in Czech :)

Nice find bizi, thank you :). That commieblock in Zlín is on the hill which makes him quite nice. Commieblocks in Zlín are the best in Czechia IMO.

Thanks for nice photos Qtya again :okay: I quite like those commies in Budapest.

BTW Skála means the rock in Czech :)

^^ Thanks Gene 'kokpit' Hackman! :okay: :lol:

For the extra info too! BTW Skála will be demolished this spring... I don't think it will prove as solid as a rock... :lol:

^ really? IMO it's pity, it looks quite stylish to me. Definitely one of better constructions built before 1989.

Qtya: Do you have any info about the redevelopment of Skála?

By the way, we forgot to post the Southern Railway Station in Budapest:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Deli-palyaudvar-budapest.jpg
http://www.hungarianfilm.com/_objectdata/4f81f63a-a07e-4670-b0f9-3396f5dce517/deli_pu/p1010019.jpg
http://www.sg.hu/forumkepek/2006_09/delipu.JPG
http://www.epiteszforum.hu/blog/uploads/deli05.jpg
This too will be torn down and redeveloped by 2010 (I don't have info about that either).

-Ataman

Ataman:

Ma már csupán csak egy szupermarket, egy újságos és egy nyelviskola "árválkodik" a 70-es években épült Budai Skálában. Budapest első bevásárlóközpontját, azért ítélték bontásra, mert egy teljesen új városrész épül a helyére.

Elek András az ING Ingatlanfejlesztő ügyvezetője elmondta, ezt a területet a későbbiekben Újbuda központjának szeretnék kialakítani. Többek között bevásárló és szórakoztató egységek épülnek majd, de lesz zöld övezet, park a jelenlegi felszíni parkoló helyek helyett mélygarázs, és egy 11 termes mozi, ami a kerületben újdonságnak számít.

Schreffel Jánostól a kerület főépítészétől az Újbuda Tv munkatársa megtudta, hogy ugyan A Skála épületét lebontják, de helyére egy a városképbe illeszkedő modern bevásárlóközpontot szeretnének létrehozni.

P.L - Újbuda WEB (2007. 03. 02.)

Még az ING Real Estate honlapján sincs róla semmi Ataman... :ohno:
De egyébként azt tudom, hogy egy a funkciójában a MOM Park-hoz nagyban hasonlító komplexum épül it...

Ami a Déli pályaudvart illeti... Nekem gyanús, hogy a választások idején került ki az a nagy plakát a Déli homlokzatára... Azóta viszont "halotti csend és hullaszag" a projekt körül... Én egyébként ide képzeltem a Kormányzati negyedet...

BTW - nice photos Ataman!

Bratislava - again :) Petrzalka

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/138/373752308_fb455d6b81_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/373856335_2f4676ca58_b.jpg

God, I hate those strong colors... I'd defenetly have a head ache all the time, I'd lived there (in the middle of th photo)... :ohno:

BTW Great shot! :okay:

One of my favorite commie buildings from Central-Europe... :lol:

ASBEST RULES!!! :lol:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4070/25122907vn3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1777/25125203hi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I have few pics of Prague commieblocks

http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8526/p1100059ea4.jpg.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9813/p1100078rf7.jpg.
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9384/p1100082mi3.jpg.
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/795/p1100076ms1.jpg.
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6255/p1100136up0.jpg.
http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/3888/p1100108jj0.jpg.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7421/p1100143gw6.jpg.
http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/311/p1090845cz8.jpg.
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/605/p1090849wg5.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4070/25122907vn3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/1777/25125203hi8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



^^ that building was destructed 1 year ago... (I guess is from former NDR)

few others from Prague...

"modernisation" :lol:
http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/8611/p1090857hg5.jpg
new commies... :puke:
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4672/p1090873na9.jpg
we have three commies like this in Prague... (they are identical excepting few details)
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/6243/p1090898zz3.jpg.
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/5861/p1090921af6.jpg
idyll :lol:
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/1786/p1090922gf6.jpg.
http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/3383/p1100118va1.jpg

BTW - nice photos Ataman!

They are not my photos; I found them on Wikipedia.

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4070/25122907vn3.jpg

Wouldn't this be the former Kulturpalast in NDK?

Kokpit: I have never seen such monsterous 20-storey blocks anywhere I went to (Slovakia, Hungary). It is a good thing the Hungarian government was short on money back then (and still is).:banana:

-Ataman

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/5491/p1090922gf6ve8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ :omg: A commie block grew in my backyard!!! :rofl:

They are not my photos; I found them on Wikipedia.

Wouldn't this be the former Kulturpalast in NDK?

Kokpit: I have never seen such monsterous 20-storey blocks anywhere I went to (Slovakia, Hungary). It is a good thing the Hungarian government was short on money back then (and still is).:banana:

-Ataman

1. Yes it is!

2. But there are, in almost every larger city. Pécs (25 floors) Szeged (20) Debrecen (23), Miskolc (20)...

This is a Calvinist church in the XI. district...

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7189/im000007uc0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1083/im000009ml9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^ not bad at all. Was it build during commie era? Calvinist church? Impossible over here.

^^ I think they let the church built after they saw the blueprints...

Commie buildings of Kelenföld (part of the XI. district of Budapest) in all age, shape, and color...

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2636/im000001lc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/9339/im000003lf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/5765/im000005iq6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4038/im000013wh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/5376/im000015nb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5048/im000068tp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6204/im000109kl5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3521/im000086es8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5360/im000110tj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5628/im000078tp5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

HQ of MOL - Hungarian Oil & Gas Company

http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6787/im000017vp7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/7303/im000019ol6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/8914/im000021me1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Old community center in the XI. district

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/7453/im000060hn2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/3628/im000062gv6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Commie style market-place also in the XI. district

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/5796/im000058yw8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1766/im000048jk6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1622/im000050cf1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1323/im000046sg2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/8010/im000054td8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3982/im000052dc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/1047/im000056wq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks for great photos. IMO these commies in Budapest are not that bad and some of them I really like a lot. This concrete aesthetics will come back into fashion, you will see ;)

Though I hate commieblocks in the valley or in the middle of small houses district ...

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4630/p1100121hd8.jpg.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/3807/p1100126yd6.jpg

Those colors... Ugh... :puke:
How could they?!?!?!? :ohno:

The HQ of the Water Company of Budapest

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1602/im000022jx3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Main research center of the Semmelweis University of Budapest

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5733/im000075yf4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2919/im000073lk5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Favorite place of suicidals... :ohno:

:badnews:

Hotel Stadion

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1606/im000079nh0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/9541/im000081oc4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

One of the buildings of Pest county's court and prosecutions

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9095/im000083jz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

IMO, ugly as hell... :ohno:

I have no idea, what these buildings are...

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/3085/im000085qt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/3339/im000089tu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^ I like it! Second tower is really something special, I like it's design, it's simply great.

Those colors... Ugh... :puke:
How could they?!?!?!? :ohno:

Yeah, I feel the same...

BTW there are much worse commieblocks in Prague than on those two pictures, you would be probably overhelmed by it's ugliness so I will spare you and not show them :D

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I'm in a masochistic mood today! :nocrook:

Those colors... Ugh... :puke:
How could they?!?!?!? :ohno:

Well it's not exactly stylish, but those colours are certainly ten times better than the original ones...

^ you are really asking for trouble Qtya. :D OK, I will post them but later, I'm considering do some photo trip into suburbs this weekend, I will focus on most ugly and devastated commies there I promise.

Starter from China, enjoy: :)
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7873/38653995bx6.jpg.
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/6695/96116229sb6.jpg

so called balcony apartment :lol:

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/5372/36082213kz0.jpg

Damn those commie architects :bash:

Nitra


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1476/05032007350hh4.jpg


http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3708/dsc07677jb2.jpg


http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8978/klokocinauh8.jpg


http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/6330/nitra001ty1.jpg


http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1433/p1240028su8.jpg


http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6581/pozemnestavbydz9.jpg

http://mesta.slovenska.sk/m_portaly/admin/getpicture.php?id=97259

http://mesta.slovenska.sk/m_portaly/admin/getpicture.php?id=97342

http://mesta.slovenska.sk/m_portaly/admin/getpicture.php?id=97204

http://mesta.slovenska.sk/m_portaly/admin/getpicture.php?id=97263

Damn those commie architects :bash:

Nitra



http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6581/pozemnestavbydz9.jpg

are they going to destroy this building? always when i go to zvolen by bus, i see this building and it is...horrible :bash:

RE: commieblock house "Grand Prix" Brno
This house is in my neighborhood Kohoutovice.
The usage is office now (former restaurant), i think.

Let's fuck up some countryside panorama, shall we?

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/83/237666616_48aa45ccfa_o.jpg

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/debleau/237666616/in/photostream

same view like in Brezno town - suburb Mazornikovo where I live...there is 25 panelaks (8000 people) surounded by mountain panorama and farm for cattle - I call that good planning :)

At least everybody can instantly recognize it's a photo from eastern Europe :)..

Even we in Estonia don't have so big commieblocks in the countryside and we were in the Soviet Union...

@Infinite
Central Europe actually.

IMO commieblocks are sometimes looking much better than pseudomodern satelite villageses and towns. And the new repainting is sometimes very awful - i dont understand what`s wrong on colors like white or gray.... Fortunately, the age of po "podnikatelske baroko" is already past.. Anyway, its just my oppinion, please dont kill me :)

I will have to say that I agree with you, e2ek1el. Although I prefer glass over concrete, people all over the world are still building commieblocks.

Commieblocks are nothing more than communities built according to a masterplan, rather than allowing the community to evolve naturally (as it had happened until recently).

The Romans with their organized cities might have built the first commieblocks, but on a much less grand (and disturbing) scale. :)

The worst places in the world in terms of communities built according to a masterplan are: China, Korea (both North and South), and certain parts of the former U.S.S.R.

-Ataman

@Infinite
Central Europe actually.

Thank you very much for correcting me, but you missed the point. I was refering to the communist-era division into western and eastern blocks, that's why I wrote "eastern" with a small letter. As you probably know, you wouldn't be able to find commieblocks in tiny towns in Austria for example - which is still central Europe by today's division. So saying CE would not illustrate my point.

As for commieblocks, the worst thing is lack of proportion which, sadly, was common. But sometimes it is just a matter of time to accept things, get used to them and discover their beauty. Some commieblocks have this potential quality (if they last, that is :-)).

Look at these pictures

http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/kolejKH_01.png
http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/kolejKH_02.png

Jesuit college in Kutná Hora. A part of an UNESCO protected town. But at it' s time nothing more than a baroque utilitary architecture with no real invention, horribly out of scale in environment of a medieval city. Now an organic part and very important monument of Kutná Hora.

why are in czech rep. and slovakia more blocks than in other countrys in central europe :? i mean bratislava(ca.400000 bew.)have millions of blocks, and budapest(1700000 bew.) not the half of this :gaah: Kerem tobb kepek magyarorszagbol...kulonoson kaposvarbol,szegedbol es szekesfehervarbol...na mindegy :cheers2:

Even we in Estonia don't have so big commieblocks in the countryside and we were in the Soviet Union...

You know, Estonia has 1.5 million inhabitants and Slovakia 5.4 million. I know it's not very big difference but it could be the cause why there are not so big commieblocks in rural areas in Estonia.

You know, Estonia has 1.5 million inhabitants and Slovakia 5.4 million. I know it's not very big difference but it could be the cause why there are not so big commieblocks in rural areas in Estonia.
Yes, it makes a difference but for example in Tartu(100 000 inh) there are only a few 9 storey commieblock houses, most of them have 5 storeys. In the pictures shown here i can see 9(or 8?)-storey commieblocks in very little towns(<10 000)

^^ you're right i was in a village called adamov (4000)and there were ca.12 blocs with 10 storeys.that was really funny :lol:

why are in czech rep. and slovakia more blocks than in other countrys in central europe :? i mean bratislava(ca.400000 bew.)have millions of blocks, and budapest(1700000 bew.) not the half of this :gaah: Kerem tobb kepek magyarorszagbol...kulonoson kaposvarbol,szegedbol es szekesfehervarbol...na mindegy :cheers2:

I have been to Budapest couple of times and there's no way it has less commieblocks than Bratislava!

same view like in Brezno town - suburb Mazornikovo where I live...there is 25 panelaks (8000 people) surounded by mountain panorama and farm for cattle - I call that good planning :)
do u have a pic?

^^ you're right i was in a village called adamov (4000)and there were ca.12 blocs with 10 storeys.that was really funny :lol:
any pic:) i finde it very interesting is it only common for CZ/SK? There is not such thing in ex-yu.

I have been to Budapest couple of times and there's no way it has less commieblocks than Bratislava!

yeah, i agree... the thing is, that budapest has a lot of bigger city center... old buildings and such a stuff you dont have in bratislava..... but i was also in budapest... and all around of old city you have commieblocks....

Yes, it makes a difference but for example in Tartu(100 000 inh) there are only a few 9 storey commieblock houses, most of them have 5 storeys. In the pictures shown here i can see 9(or 8?)-storey commieblocks in very little towns(<10 000)

You should be happy there are no commie monsters in your country. I think the number of commieblocks in the town is more important than the floor count. I mean there are maybe high commieblocks in quite little towns but there is only five or six so high commieblocks in whole town. It looks strange but communists didn't care about how should our towns look like in the future. It was just cheaper to build five high commieblocks than ten low.

yes i think it's only common for czech or slovak towns(villages).or zelezny brod(6000)has 10 blocks 13 storeys.but i have seen in poland some simillar towns or in lithuania.i have some pics from adamov or zelezny brod but i don't know how to post it :sly: :? Mhhh...i was in budapest too but in hungary there aren't many blocs or? Ps.my english is not the best :angel:

You should be happy there are no commie monsters in your country. I think the number of commieblocks in the town is more important than the floor count. I mean there are maybe high commieblocks in quite little towns but there is only five or six so high commieblocks in whole town. It looks strange but communists didn't care about how should our towns look like in the future. It was just cheaper to build five high commieblocks than ten low.
I prefer lower commieblocks because they don't have such huge impact on the skyline and they are more people friendly too.

^^ Big commies in historical areas rox...

yes i think it's only common for czech or slovak towns(villages).or zelezny brod(6000)has 10 blocks 13 storeys.but i have seen in poland some simillar towns or in lithuania.i have some pics from adamov or zelezny brod but i don't know how to post it :sly: :? Mhhh...i was in budapest too but in hungary there aren't many blocs or? Ps.my english is not the best :angel:

just visit
http://imageshack.us/
u have browse, and than find pic on your PC, click host it and than copy-paste "Hotlink for forums"

i am waiting for photos:)

Velenje, Slovenia (33,000)

http://www.slovenia.info/pictures%5Ctown%5C1%5C2004%5CMesto-Velenje_36089.jpg

http://www.slovenia.info/pictures%5Ctown%5C1%5C2006%5Cvelenje_panoramma2_86232.JPG

http://arhiva.velenje.si/eng/fotografija.jpg

gorenje, velenje

^
Thats how most of our ex-Yugoslav towns look like.

Well, it is in a former SFRJ republic (Slovenia if I'm not mistaken). Where commieblocks do look much nicer.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6761/zeleznybroduf2.th.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zeleznybroduf2.jpg) so i hope i did it right :bow:

yes :cheer: i'm soo genial(not in english) :nocrook: :banana2: and here adamov [img=http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7387/adamovdc7.th.jpg] (http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=adamovdc7.jpg)

Tanvald:obyvatel: 6836 (28. 8. 2006) [img=http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7182/tanvald2na1.th.jpg] (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tanvald2na1.jpg) [img=http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4950/tanvaldhl4.th.jpg] (http://img408.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tanvaldhl4.jpg)

Polkowice(Pl):21000 http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6587/polkowice4ml8.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=polkowice4ml8.jpg) http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6595/polkowice1ma4.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=polkowice1ma4.jpg)

When you host the picture at Imageshack use the lowest link (direct link to the image) to post the picture on the forum so we will be able to see the pics in original size.

Polkowice(Pl):21000 http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6587/polkowice4ml8.th.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/my.php?image=polkowice4ml8.jpg) http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6595/polkowice1ma4.th.jpg (http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=polkowice1ma4.jpg)

this one i like...
the other ones look so strange

yes :cheer: [img=http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7387/adamovdc7.th.jpg][/url]

All pics are nice ...btw Ex Yugoslav. commieblocks looks very some of them big above 15 stores...in Slovakia we had usualy bilt 8 level and very few 12 level ..

do u have a pic?
no now Ill post later...Im not home now.

in ex-yu we don´t have them in such a small towns. And there is no rule about how high they are.

Zlaté moravce - Slovakia
Population -13,554

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/145028044_45815cf89c_o.jpg

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