[Central Europe] Commieblocks

[Sukino]

@Infinite
Central Europe actually.

[e2ek1el]

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

[Ataman]

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]

Originally Posted by Sukino

@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.

[jazapp]

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




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.

[dArk AnGel]

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 Kerem tobb kepek magyarorszagbol...kulonoson kaposvarbol,szegedbol es szekesfehervarbol...na mindegy

[Qwert]

Originally Posted by Rebasepoiss

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.

[Rebasepoiss]

Originally Posted by Qwert

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)

[dArk AnGel]

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

[Infinite]

Originally Posted by dArk AnGel

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 Kerem tobb kepek magyarorszagbol...kulonoson kaposvarbol,szegedbol es szekesfehervarbol...na mindegy

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

[BL]

Originally Posted by Marek.kvackaj

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?

[BL]

Originally Posted by dArk AnGel

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

any pic i finde it very interesting is it only common for CZ/SK? There is not such thing in ex-yu.

[peterthegreat]

Originally Posted by Infinite

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....

[Qwert]

Originally Posted by Rebasepoiss

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.

[dArk AnGel]

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 Mhhh...i was in budapest too but in hungary there aren't many blocs or? Ps.my english is not the best

[Rebasepoiss]

Originally Posted by Qwert

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.

[Blok]

Big commies in historical areas rox...

[BL]

Originally Posted by dArk AnGel

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 Mhhh...i was in budapest too but in hungary there aren't many blocs or? Ps.my english is not the best

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

[Jonesy55]

Velenje, Slovenia (33,000)

[BL]

gorenje, velenje