Olsztyn - largest old town construction in modern Poland
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I think it's an "NEW old town" being built within an existing city. I wonder how large is this new district.
Have been in this town/city (never know where is divede between towns and cities - in Latvian language there is no such division). Have made pictures there in 1995.
This thread is interesting and makes to think. Olsztyn has quite much medieval architecture - it is very valuable in this sense. But in these pictures there are shown lots of Post-Modern (???) architecture - built to fit in with the medieval buildings. Many architects despise such buildings. But if you look at the pictures without prejudice - such buildings really look lovely, lively. F.e. these glass facades:
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Do not like that they have used modern clinker cobblestone - it associates with gas stations, not medieval towns. But I understand that city could not do everything perfectly. Riga Old town made some streets too with them, unfortunately.
This thread is interesting and makes to think. Olsztyn has quite much medieval architecture - it is very valuable in this sense. But in these pictures there are shown lots of Post-Modern (???) architecture - built to fit in with the medieval buildings. Many architects despise such buildings. But if you look at the pictures without prejudice - such buildings really look lovely, lively. F.e. these glass facades:
Do not like that they have used modern clinker cobblestone - it associates with gas stations, not medieval towns. But I understand that city could not do everything perfectly. Riga Old town made some streets too with them, unfortunately.
Wow Olsztyn is very nice and clean, I've never been this far north in Poland. I do however, think that some of those old style buildings have too many windows (they just look to "glassy").
I agree with Gatis's comment on the cobblestone. I also believe they should have stuck with the old style.
Soboleus posted the population at 175,000. Do you guys know about the local industry? Where do people work / what kind of work is there? How's the unemployment rate?
I agree with Gatis's comment on the cobblestone. I also believe they should have stuck with the old style.
Soboleus posted the population at 175,000. Do you guys know about the local industry? Where do people work / what kind of work is there? How's the unemployment rate?
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It's a capital of a region with only 175k population?SoboleuS said:Cool photos, I didn't know about that "reconstruction"I think it looks nice and fits well to the historic parts of the city.
175 000 and still rising
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I love Olsztyn! It's got this old feeling to it.. I've been there twice 10 years ago and 2 years ago. I kinda still remember the planeterium.. lol but when i went 2 years ago, i guess i saw and remembered more.. it's old, but yet beautiful. bah, too bad i didn't bring a digital camera with me. What I also found interesting was that ukrainian catholic church across of the bus/train station. It had some modern architecture there..
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I'm also surprised that Giżycko is on the map. A lot of the people I mentioned it to didn't know about it. oh damn, all these memories are making me want to go back to Poland for the summer...
It's got this old feeling to it.. I've been there twice 10 years ago and 2 years ago. I kinda still remember the planeterium.. lol but when i went 2 years ago, i guess i saw and remembered more.. it's old, but yet beautiful. bah, too bad i didn't bring a digital camera with me. What I also found interesting was that ukrainian catholic church across of the bus/train station. It had some modern architecture there.. 
I'm also surprised that Giżycko is on the map. A lot of the people I mentioned it to didn't know about it. oh damn, all these memories are making me want to go back to Poland for the summer...
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