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Jelenia Góra - example of harmful communist reconstruction Feb 17, 2008 14:48:38 GMT 1

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Post by Bonobo on Feb 17, 2008 14:48:38 GMT 1

Jelenia Góra wasn`t damaged during WW2. But in 1971, Polish communist authorities decided to pull down decrepit historical buildings in the centre instead of renovating them. Today, the city is only a shadow of what it looked like before the war.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelenia_G%C3%B3ra

www.kilian.wroclaw.pl/foto/2006%20-%2003-JELENIA%20GORA/slides/IMG_3851.html

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Bonobo Administrator Posts: 20,410	Jelenia Góra - example of harmful communist reconstruction Feb 17, 2008 15:04:27 GMT 1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bonobo on Feb 17, 2008 15:04:27 GMT 1 Comparison Jelenia Góra before the war. Communist demolition Empty spaces in the centre Rows of newly built replacement houses Today. You can see the lack of many houses. Pity.
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Jelenia Góra - example of harmful communist reconstruction Jun 26, 2020 19:24:12 GMT 1

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Post by Bonobo on Jun 26, 2020 19:24:12 GMT 1

Why did communist authorities pull down old houses which weren`t destroyed during WW2 and built new ones, leaving a lot of empty spaces? They wanted to revitilise the Old Town which was in a very bad condition due to lack of maintanance for many years. However, crazy communist methods, flunked designs, lack of funds and poor quality of works turned the outcome into a parody.

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