An annonymous comment alerted me to the Mladá Garda ("young guard") student dormitory complex north of Old Town as an example of Soviet realist architecture from the 1950s. Today I took a tram north to Račianska 103 to take a look.
The main building has some interesting dark red decorative paintings and trim. The row of spikes along the roofline has a peculiar charm, too.
This is a very large complex, with the red decorative trim repeated on the dorm buildings. Green space and evergreen trees give it a nice park-like feel, although the graffiti everywhere is oppressive.
I found just one statue, a young female at the front entrance, but I could not find any attribution or date on it. 
The McDonald's across the street must come in handy for all these students. Presumably, this was a post-Communist addition.
The complex is quite far north of the tourist area, but the tram stop right in front makes it convenient for students on tight budgets. The site advertises hostel rooms as cheap as $16/night for a single. http://www.mladagarda.info/uk.htmNOTE: Click on any image in this blog to see it full-size.
1 comment:
Julie, there is a particular town being built in that kind of style in Slovakia - Dubnica nad Vahom. The entire town center is of that king. Terrible. Erich
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