Sarajevo tower blocks

Socrates · February 26th, 2006, 10:47 PM

My flatmate stumbled across these when researching a planned trip to Eastern Europe...

Although they are currently being "done up", they do bare a startling resemblance to Dennistoun's finest:

Ouch.

[I wouldn't have started a new thread about this but I couldn't find the thread with these Dennistoun towers in it]

***The Boy David*** · February 28th, 2006, 02:12 PM

Eeep indeed. They must have looked our way for inspiration....

Socceroo · February 28th, 2006, 11:44 PM

The Eastern European connection between Glasgow and the former Warsaw Pact countries is a wee bit more real than you might think with regards to Concrete Tower Blocks.

When i started working in the industry in the early eighties, i recall quite a few of the Shuttering Joiners who had been with Wimpey Construction for years telling me that they had worked in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Apparently there was some Project in the late sixties where they were taken over to show their counterparts in these countries on how the No-Fines buildings were put together.

I don't know the full background to it, but i think it was an inter - government initiative rather than Wimpey flogging their designs.

Meant to look it up on the internet before to see if i could find anymore about it.

mirza-sm · November 4th, 2006, 01:40 PM

first of all these Sarajevo towers have been built way back in the 80`s and they dont look like that like on Socrates pictures.This is how the towers look like now

and second,Bosnia Herzegovina has never been (thank god) a part of Warsaw Pact Countries

greetz from B&H : )

Kentigern · November 4th, 2006, 03:43 PM

Isn't the Holiday Inn even worse than the other blocks posted?!

Skyescraper · November 4th, 2006, 05:11 PM

We are getting our very own equivalent of that Holiday In soon in the form of the Etap hotel!

mirza-sm · November 4th, 2006, 09:55 PM

my condolences

@ Kentigern: that Holiday Inn was built for the Olympic Games `84 in Sarajevo

i think its nothin weird for its period ;D
Our Holiday Inn was sold to Domina Hotels (Italy) and is now part of a Grand Media Center Complex (under construction) and will have a Black/Silver facade not the current horrible one

Red Road · June 14th, 2011, 01:37 PM

Only thing that's missing is the big chimney in Millerston St belching out smoke.

Well it did 40 years ago, right into my living room.

February 26th, 2006, 10:47 PM	#1
Socrates BANNED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Second City of the Empire Posts: 346 Likes (Received): 0	Sarajevo tower blocks My flatmate stumbled across these when researching a planned trip to Eastern Europe... Although they are currently being "done up", they do bare a startling resemblance to Dennistoun's finest: Ouch. [I wouldn't have started a new thread about this but I couldn't find the thread with these Dennistoun towers in it]

February 28th, 2006, 02:12 PM	#2
*The Boy David* Registered Win Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kyoto Posts: 3,656 Likes (Received): 15	Eeep indeed. They must have looked our way for inspiration.... __________________ On the run, 'til we're caught, in New York

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mirza-sm PRVA pratilja SRBpdf2013 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sarajevo Posts: 27,752 Likes (Received): 555	first of all these Sarajevo towers have been built way back in the 80`s and they dont look like that like on Socrates pictures.This is how the towers look like now and second,Bosnia Herzegovina has never been (thank god) a part of Warsaw Pact Countries greetz from B&H : ) __________________ BOSNO MOJAAA

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mirza-sm PRVA pratilja SRBpdf2013 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sarajevo Posts: 27,752 Likes (Received): 555	my condolences @ Kentigern: that Holiday Inn was built for the Olympic Games `84 in Sarajevo i think its nothin weird for its period ;D Our Holiday Inn was sold to Domina Hotels (Italy) and is now part of a Grand Media Center Complex (under construction) and will have a Black/Silver facade not the current horrible one __________________ BOSNO MOJAAA

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February 28th, 2006, 11:44 PM	#3
Socceroo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 336 Likes (Received): 0	The Eastern European connection between Glasgow and the former Warsaw Pact countries is a wee bit more real than you might think with regards to Concrete Tower Blocks. When i started working in the industry in the early eighties, i recall quite a few of the Shuttering Joiners who had been with Wimpey Construction for years telling me that they had worked in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Apparently there was some Project in the late sixties where they were taken over to show their counterparts in these countries on how the No-Fines buildings were put together. I don't know the full background to it, but i think it was an inter - government initiative rather than Wimpey flogging their designs. Meant to look it up on the internet before to see if i could find anymore about it.

November 4th, 2006, 03:43 PM	#5
Kentigern Local man Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 376 Likes (Received): 0	Isn't the Holiday Inn even worse than the other blocks posted?!

November 4th, 2006, 05:11 PM	#6
Skyescraper Sgitheanach Join Date: May 2004 Location: Glasgow Posts: 276 Likes (Received): 3	We are getting our very own equivalent of that Holiday In soon in the form of the Etap hotel!

June 14th, 2011, 01:37 PM	#8
Red Road Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25 Likes (Received): 0	Only thing that's missing is the big chimney in Millerston St belching out smoke. Well it did 40 years ago, right into my living room.