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> A long time resident of Prague. Same here. I love it. I find it gorgeous in "wow look at the scale of things that humanity can do, if we set our mind to it
by glogla 5y ago
> A long time resident of Prague.
Same here.
I love it.
I find it gorgeous in "wow look at the scale of things that humanity can do, if we set our mind to it". It makes me think of spaceships. The grey provides backdrop for greenery, of which there is a lot in Prague, especially now in fall when trees turn all colors each of them striking (the winter looks the worst here I think). It gives me the same vibe as Nordic minimalism, except it looks lived in, and used, not "fake perfect". It is very much alive.
Meanwhile, my friends laughed at me when I called American suburbs "featureless wasteland" after driving hundred miles through it.
I think this just shows that architecture is art, and opinions differ.
- noduerme 5y agoMm, this makes me miss tramping through the snow to walk into a warm wooden bar, sit down for a beer and a big plate of food. There's something special about that in Prague. I lived a few winters in France (Avignon, and some villages) - but there's a certain magical feeling in Prague when you get off a tram and walk through a silent, snowy street and find yourself in a loud, bright, warm cellar, with good cheer.
- inglor_cz 5y agoTo be honest, I am more at peace with brutalist buildings in Ostrava, the city I was born in. There are more trees around them and the city itself is pretty rugged, a former heavy industry center with corresponding soul, so to say. Even though the "sorela" in Poruba is actually nicer. (Early 1950s style, very specific, sort-of socialist Baroque.) But Prague used to have, and partly still has, a different soul, so the combination feels inorganic, especially close to the center.