Czernowitzers, dear friends, Warsaw New Town is a neighborhood in the northern part of Warsaw and dates back to the 15th century. But here we are talking about modern Warsaw, which is architecturally characterized by its skyline. All this started with the Smolna 8 Tower built in 1976 right across from the Military Museum:
http://hauster.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-new-town-of-warsaw-5335-km.html The question remains whether a few generations later, the skyscrapers that today so majestically rise into the (currently cloudy) sky above Warsaw, also fall into the category of Brutalist Architecture and we are therefore considered brutal people with delusions of grandeur. We are dealing with another form of brutality at the moment and we encounter it on every corner in Warsaw and its surroundings. Enjoy, next stop: Masuria! Edgar Hauster [iPad] ******************************************************************************* This moderated discussion group is for information exchange on the subject of Czernowitz and Sadagora Jewish History and Genealogy. The opinions expressed in these posts are the opinions of the original poster only and not necessarily the opinions of the List Owner, the Webmaster or any other members or entities connected with this mailing list. The Czernowitz-L list has an associated web site at http://czernowitz.ehpes.com that includes a searchable archive of all messages posted to this list. Beginning in 2021, archived messages can be found at: https://www.mail-archive.com/czernowitz-l@list.cornell.edu/ To send mail to the list, address it to <czernowit...@cornell.edu>. To remove your address from this e-list follow the directions at https://it.cornell.edu/lyris/leave-e-lists-lyris To receive assistance for this e-list send an e-mail message to: owner-czernowit...@list.cornell.edu -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
