I've searched this "commie" forum and didn't find posts about this complex in Vienna. For me, these are by far the best commie blocks I've ever seen! Here is some info I found:

This housing estate contains about 3.172 flats for 10.000 occupants and a underground car park with a capacity of 3.400 parking spaces. On the roof of the buildings there are seven swimming pools. Additional there are seven indoor swimming pools and sauna´s. This residential community is like a small city: It contains 2 Medical Centers, 3 Schools, 2 Kindergardens, 1 Gym, Tennis Courts, a Church, an administrative building, and a shopping mall. Since 1995 this housing complex has its own underground station (U6-Alt Erlaa). :cheers:

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/8625/wohnparkalterlaadv2.jpg
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http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1122/wohnparkalterlaa6tf5.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/513/wohnparkalterlaa3nt9.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/765/blockc1c4mdq4.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/469/blockc1c4hwd3.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2472/blockb3b8clj6.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6417/blockb3b8aho4.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4786/blockb1b2bbf9.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4330/blocka1a4con7.jpg

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3900/blockc1c4klr4.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2443/blockb1b2oi1.jpg

Google Earth perspective:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3334/clipem5.jpg

And two videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35YdhKWjaEg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrYh4Gm2NcE

Wow, they looks glorious :cheers:

I wouldn't mind living there at all, is this considered a very fancy neighbourhood to live in?

Wow, they looks glorious :cheers:

I wouldn't mind living there at all, is this considered a very fancy neighbourhood to live in?

I can assume it is, I really wouldn't know for sure, for me it will be definitelly besause of the stuff you can use there and all that fancy architecture :) If someone from Vienna is reading this, please tell us more :cheers:

Wow, Alt-Erlaa is truly amazing!

I´m not from Vienna, but I´m often there :)
Alt-Erlaa isn´t a bad neighbourhood at all and like you can see on the pictures (which are very nice, by the way) they were not made for "poor people". I once read that the higher the flats the more expensive they are.

I´m not from Vienna, but I´m often there :)
Alt-Erlaa isn´t a bad neighbourhood at all and like you can see on the pictures (which are very nice, by the way) they were not made for "poor people". I once read that the higher the flats the more expensive they are.
it's social housing from the 70's.

/\ Maybe built as it, but is it still social housing?

of course.

Fantastic pictures. Thay have been here in Skyscrapercity, and probably in commieblock fanclub pages, but I can't remember anymore, where exactly. I was very very amazed when I saw something like that! One of the best examples on Earth of that kind of buidings and stuff.

I´m pretty sure Alt Erlaa is not social housing! I´ve been there one time (i did a photografy Project about it) and it didnt looked like social housing at all. Also the people there didnt seemed to be poor, but looked rather wealthy.

well, it was built and is in possession of a housing cooperative.

@Liman
here is the old topic :
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=385081

^^ Thanks, I found one great picture there that has been posted by Slartibartfas. I didn't see it anywhere before... Amazing!

http://www.aeag.at/modules/ContentExpress/img_repository/Flug2_smal.jpg

Some picture i took in Alt Erlaa

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02737.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02659.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02655.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02665.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02731.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02711.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02678.jpg

http://i651.photobucket.com/albums/uu238/Ewok71/Alt%20Erlaa/DSC02672.jpg

Thanks for sharing the pics Ewok71! Great work :cheers:

PS: If you've done some interior pics, please upload them too

Unfortunally i didnt make it inside. You need a Pin Code for the doors!

Just Lovely!!!

Unfortunally i didnt make it inside. You need a Pin Code for the doors!



wondering how the keep the codes as a secret over many years ... :dunno:

Wow, they looks glorious :cheers:

I wouldn't mind living there at all, is this considered a very fancy neighbourhood to live in?
It is fancy to live there, but the neighbourhood 23rd Vienna district is not fancy at all.
Although built to be social housing nowadays it is very appreciated and people would kill to live there.

Wow those pictures are amazing. P90x Reviews (http://jonspicks.com/p90x-reviews) I really like the closeup one. Keep up the great work!

I love love love it :)

Wow, beautiful! I'm gonna make 3d models of these in Maya! :P

^^ show it here after all or post in the austrian/vienna subforum

Love the huge planter boxes! Like having your own garden!

all pics taken by me (february):

http://www.abload.de/img/1grdri.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=1grdri.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/4xkf4r.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=4xkf4r.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/dqqdl4.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=dqqdl4.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/2w5cs9.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=2w5cs9.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/3r3ema.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=3r3ema.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/aficeq.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=aficeq.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/bx1ir3.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=bx1ir3.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/cjkcj2.jpg (http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=cjkcj2.jpg)

Fantastic building, i like it very much.