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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:35:20 GMT 1
Bydgoszcz  Elbląg  Gdańsk  Gniezno  Some village in Hel pensinsula  Jelenia Góra  The most beautiful view is on Kalisz, an old Polish city.  Most Polish city and town centers look like this: Lublin  The further from the center you drive, the uglier the city becomes: Łódź  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:43:31 GMT 1
Unsurpassed Beauties: Kraków  Leszno  Olsztyn  Poznań  Wrocław  Zamość  Toruń Surpassed Uglies: Lubin  Warsaw  Katowice  Gorzów  It`s not my opinion, that`s what people say about those cities, both residents and visitors. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:44:48 GMT 1
Most cities sustained big damage during the war. Some were reconstructed, some had only their parts reconstructed, some weren`t reconstructed at all but new houses were built on the bulldozer-cleaned area. Examples of a city which wasn`t reconstructed: Lubin Before the war  Lubin was a Paradise.....Lüben war das Paradies, von dem meine Großeltern bis an ihr Lebensende träumten. Es war die Stadt, in der sie ihr Leben viele Jahre nach ihren Vorstellungen gelebt hatten: die Liebe und Freunde gefunden, eine Familie gegründet, den Laden eröffnet... Krisen, Diktatur und Krieg hatten sie ihren Lebenswillen entgegengesetzt.Today A city partly reconstructed: Elbląg. You can see these seperate blocks of houses. It looks quite strange.  The rest of the city was filled with socialist blocks of flats.  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:45:59 GMT 1
Chełmno  Tarnów  Sandomierz  Rybnik  Przemyśl  Malbork  Gliwice  Szczecin   Płock  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:48:17 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:49:14 GMT 1
Holy cow!! I didn`t know that Polish small towns are so beautiful. At least seen from up there. As they say, the grass is always greener on the other side... Bochnia  Jawor  Kościan  Krotoszyn  Ostróda  Ostrzeszów  Rzeszów  Every year this country is getting prettier and prettier. I love it so much! |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:50:32 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 9:58:58 GMT 1
The heritage of communism - blocks of flats. They spoiled the landscape for centuries. Yes, blocks of flats were built by the state to aleviate the problem of housing after WW2 when some cities and most villages were burnt to the ground. In the communist system people were too poor to build their own houses so the "caring" state lent a hand. Unfortunately, the baby boom which started in 50s and continued till late 80s complicated things a lot. There were never enough flats although in the peak 70s they built 300.000 flats a year. The average waiting time to get a state flat was about 20 (twenty!) years in crisis years of 80s. It didn`t help much that on average people had to pay only about 25% of the real value for their flats. The shortage has gradually decreased but still about 1.5 million people today have to live with their parents because there aren`t enough houses or flats. Mind, it isn`t the problem of money which can be borrowed but the insufficient amount of flats available on the market. Lublin      Gdynia     Nicer view of Gdynia  |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 10:03:33 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 28, 2008 10:04:28 GMT 1
That`s how most Polish cities are built Łomża It has the Old Town  It has the New Town - estates of blocks built in communism    And it has the newest estate of detached houses built shortly before or after the fall of communism  Overall view Old Town in the foreground, New Town in the middle, detached houses in the background  The orange or red roofs suggest ceramic (clay) tiling. But one has to be careful because there are fake ceramic tiles too. The dark grey surfaces mean asphalt roll covering. There is never bare concrete on the roof, it must be insulated against the elements. I can say that about 99% of these houses are privately owned by people. The cost of rent are still too high for average Poles. If they have to rent, they prefer flats. |
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livia
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Post by livia on Mar 7, 2008 23:49:18 GMT 1
WARSAWLivio, I am sure you have never seen such photos of your beloved city. I haven't till now ;D ;D ;D Great photos indeed. The light is 'low', almost horizontal, winter time, so the air is more transparent and there're no leafs to interefere and so on. The pics are very fresh btw,made this winter probably: inn the 7th picture there's a huge empty concrete covered space almost in the middle. The first 'self-service' shop in Poland stood there - it's name was 'Supersam'. I liked it - as a little girl I often went there with my parents to do the shopping. It was destroyed last year and now some high building is being built there... panta rei.... ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 9, 2008 8:30:35 GMT 1
I haven't till now ;D ;D ;D Great photos indeed. You see, it must be a guy from Krakow to show you the beauty of Warsaw. What a paradox! hahahahaha They are from this website which is visible on the photos. The photographer is a pilot, he breaks beaurocratic barriers, gets permissions and flies over Polish cities. I am going to show more of his photos.  www.uriuk.com/ And they pulled down such a cult store...... It`s amusing but the contemporary architects were against it, they wanted to preserve the original design of the building which, in communist times, was something unusual.  The cult Supersam is dying  But, filling the space after Supersam, they are going to return to pre-war architectonic concept: Plans then  Reality today:  |
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Post by livia on Mar 10, 2008 10:20:34 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 24, 2008 19:53:01 GMT 1
Livio, those links are strange. |
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Post by livia on Mar 25, 2008 18:27:30 GMT 1
The film fragments have been removed.... You have to act swiftly to follow me ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Bonobo on Mar 25, 2008 21:26:19 GMT 1
The film fragments have been removed.... You have to act swiftly to follow me ;D ;D ;D I can`t catch up. You are too intelligent for me. |
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