Socialist architecture - Page 2

Nico_Uru · July 17th, 2009, 12:29 AM

Another one of my favourite's is the various Soviet exhibitions during the 1920s and 1930s. You can clearly see, expressed in the architecture, a shift from the revolutionary/constructivist spirit of the 1920s exemplified by the Soviet pavilion in the 1925 Paris expo; to the reactionary, neo-classical Stalinist period in the Soviet pavilion in the 1937 Paris expo.

1925 Paris pavilion:

1937 Paris pavilion:

I think, in a ironic twist of history, the symbolism of the juxtaposition of the Soviet pavilion and the Nazi pavilion in 1937 was epic:

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luci203 · July 19th, 2009, 12:54 PM

Casa Presei

Palace of Parliment

brvnara · July 20th, 2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Iluminat

Ministry of Transportation

Ministry of agriculture

Ministry of Finance

Wow, most of these building are amazing,

Do you maybe know when were they built...just the period not exact years...unless youknow it

brvnara · July 20th, 2009, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Iluminat

In Poland we call this style "socrealism"

for Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science is perhaps the most impressive example

but there are many more like MDM(Mokotowian housing district)

"Dom Partii" former communist party headquarters

some administrative buildings

Grand hotel

...

theese too

CrayZD · July 20th, 2009, 09:38 PM

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Great. I always thought this was pre-war.

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As an irony of fate, it's a capitalist department store today.

erbse · July 20th, 2009, 09:47 PM

As like 99% of former GDR department stores (Centrum Warenhaus and theirlike) are

Unknownsoldier · July 20th, 2009, 10:15 PM

Same was for me about those buildings in Rostock, but I have to admit I've never been there and hardly know the city. This is some kind of 'Stalin-meets-backsteingothik', very interesting.

Iluminat · July 20th, 2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by brvnara

Do you maybe know when were they built...just the period not exact years...unless youknow it

between 1949 and 1956 (all of them)

***Xusein*** · July 20th, 2009, 10:44 PM

The older stuff isn't too bad, but some of the "newer" socialist styles are horrible. Reminds me of brutalism gone amok.

Iluminat · July 20th, 2009, 10:59 PM

Ministry of Transportation in Tbilisi is just fascinating

erbse · July 21st, 2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Iluminat

between 1949 and 1956 (all of them)

Or to call a spade a spade - In the Stalinist era. That's why this neo-historicist style is also called Stalinism.

Other names are wedding cake style (derivated from the German Zuckerbäckerstil) or Stalinist classicism.

For more info on this subject, have a look at the pretty good wiki article:

Stalinist Architecture

brvnara · July 21st, 2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Iluminat

between 1949 and 1956 (all of them)

Thx a lot. I'm not a big fan of communist architecture, but this what you have in Warsaw is just amazing. Really great

brvnara · July 21st, 2009, 06:12 PM

Here is one from my place. Not a big one like those you represented here, but it's a building from communist era.

Railway station in Slavonski Brod

Author: Stipson

ainttelling · July 23rd, 2009, 02:06 AM

I always figured the use of raw concrete in the 1960-1980s architecture was supposed to evoke childhood memories of rapid urbanization.

Severiano · July 23rd, 2009, 09:25 AM

I think there are a few good examples of Socialist architecture, I think the main government buildings and statues are really cool. But when it comes to every other type of building like houses, socialist architecture is mostly crap.

Iluminat · July 23rd, 2009, 08:02 PM

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I think there are a few good examples of Socialist architecture, I think the main government buildings and statues are really cool. But when it comes to every other type of building like houses, socialist architecture is mostly crap.

CrayZD · July 23rd, 2009, 08:29 PM

Berlin, Karl-Marx-Allee

Strausberger Platz

Frankfurter Tor

Source: Wikipedia

These are 'normal' buildings, too. Nothing representative like embassies or government buildings.

I think it depends on when they were built. In the 50s, Eastern European architecture definitely outplayed its counterparts in the West. In the 60s and 70s, there was 95% bullshit on both sides.

Iluminat · July 23rd, 2009, 09:52 PM

Ostrava

Dakir@DD · July 23rd, 2009, 10:14 PM

Dresden

Wilsdruffer Straße

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Altmarkt

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Kulturpalast

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Iluminat · July 23rd, 2009, 10:26 PM

Palace of Culture in Dąbrowa Górnicza

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brvnara Brđanin Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Grad Nekad Ponosnih Građana Posts: 2,297 Likes (Received): 3	Here is one from my place. Not a big one like those you represented here, but it's a building from communist era. Railway station in Slavonski Brod Author: Stipson __________________ Nedaj Bože Rata Ni Fiata Brodska Naselja ...Tu se čobanac jede...šljivovica se pije i i Sunce naljepše sije i nigdje ljepše nije, nego na palubi broda šta mu Sava trup kroji, 760 godina usidren stoji i ne putuje nigdje, tu je stoljeća broji...ovdje na obali Save raj na zemlji postoji. by SBReprezenta Last edited by brvnara; October 6th, 2009 at 05:28 PM.

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Unknownsoldier Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Groterdansk Posts: 739 Likes (Received): 0	Same was for me about those buildings in Rostock, but I have to admit I've never been there and hardly know the city. This is some kind of 'Stalin-meets-backsteingothik', very interesting.

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CrayZD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hannover Posts: 2,465 Likes (Received): 30	Berlin, Karl-Marx-Allee Strausberger Platz Frankfurter Tor Source: Wikipedia These are 'normal' buildings, too. Nothing representative like embassies or government buildings. I think it depends on when they were built. In the 50s, Eastern European architecture definitely outplayed its counterparts in the West. In the 60s and 70s, there was 95% bullshit on both sides.

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