Fugly Buildings...

[Pisis]

I'm doubtful if foreigners would live in such a shit! Even normal citizen don't wanna to...

 

[Medvedya]

Well take the Stalinist Gothic 'Hotel International' in Prague - done in that cream-cake Fifties architecture that the skyscrapers in Moscow have been built in.

If that was turned into apartments, people would go nuts to try and get one - I would if I had the money! (actually, if I had the money I'd get a place in Prague full stop)

 

[Pisis]

That one is in Dejvice district, formerly called Hotel Moscow, now Royal Crown International Plaza... whadda paradox

Wouldn't you like to visit this one, instead:

or this one:

 

[Nonskimmer]

What's with that first one?

 

[Pisis]

Oh, sorry I forgot to tell the names:

1) Dancing Building
2) Corinthia Tower

 

[plan_D]

No matter the name, the first one is a still as ugly as sin.

 

[Pisis]

No matter the name, the first one is a still as ugly as sin.

Do you mean the Dancing Building? I'd disagree. It makes the place really fresh, you should see the whole block of the houses there. Well, it was a big debate here about it and the building itself went a bit controversal but I like it.

 

[plan_D]

Well, we all have our opinions and mine is; it's ugly.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Yes it is ugly.

 

[Medvedya]

I've been inside the cafe of that building - it's by the Vatlava River. My girlfriend at the time loved it.

We stayed at the Corinthia - not a pretty building, but we weren't looking at the architecture of it when we were there....

 

[plan_D]

I see, you were looking at the interior...

 

[Medvedya]

Exactly so.

 

[plan_D]

Just making sure. You might be one of those ones that just sit there watching TV and racking up bills with the mini bar...and building pillow forts. Yes, there are really people out there like Homer Simpson.

 

[GermansRGeniuses]

The Dancing Building sure is ugly, but it's also undeniably cool... 8)

I'm not gonna try to bore you all with pictures of the thousands of ugly buildings in L.A., so rather I'll post up pictures of NON-fulgy buildings...

 

[Pisis]

OK, I'll bore you with "non-fugly" city then:

We'll begin our virtual sightseeing tour with a couple of overall panorama pics:

Prague Castle called Hradcany" [Hrudchunee] with the Lesser Town and the Charles Bridge

The same seen from the opposite river coast...

Hradcany along with the Lesser Town seen from the Charles Bridge

Gothic Charles Bridge with Baroque sculptures

The Lesser Town from Hradcany

Sv. Vit (St. Vithus) Cathedral of Hradcany

National Theater

Charles University (Universitas Carolina) is the fourth oldest university (Bologna, Sorbonna, Oxford, Prague)

The Prague Orloj [Orloi] - Clocwork - on the Old Town Square

Tynsky chram [Teenskee khraam] - The Thinus's Palace on the Old Town Square

Jewish Town - The Old New Synagogue - the oldest synagogue in Europe

Jewish Town - Old Jewish Cemetery with tombstones from the 14th and 15th century

Vaclavske namesti [Vaatslavske naamiestiee] - St. Venceslav's Square - the main boulevard of Prague. The guy on the horse is King Vaclav, the patron of the Czechlands. In the back building of the Prague Main Museum - in 1968 during the invasion of Soviets it was mistaken by the government settle and suffered heavily from the Russian tanks...

Prague Zizkov Tower

Historical Czech Tramway

The Dancing Building (not ugly I think... )

Praha - Interesting place to live in, isn't it? If you want to come, I surely recommend it. It will enrich both yourself and Czech economy.

PS: And I'm not talking about the nightlife here...

Show your place!

 

[SeaNorris]

Here is some of my home citys great sites:

8)

 

[Pisis]

Hello SeaNorris!

Yo, I've been to Liverpool - it's quite a while - a very nice city though! What I liked the best was The Beatles Museum and The Merseyside Museum. 8)

 

[Medvedya]

The Cavern Club isn't the original one though - that was demolished a long time ago.

 

[Pisis]

Yes, I know - but still very nice. Only pitty that we hadn't as much time as we needed so the Merseyside was just a quickie...

Here some pics from my England Tour Album (It was in 1996, I think ):

 

[Nonskimmer]

I've been to Liverpool too, and I liked it. The "fake" Cavern Club was still ok I thought.