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Giszowiec — the garden-city idea
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Low houses, pitched roofs and abundant greenery evoke a garden settlement. Giszowiec was built in 1907–1910. Today’s neighbourhood combines surviving early buildings with later changes.
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Giszowiec: the garden settlement idea
The garden settlement was built in 1907–1910 for Giesche mine workers. Its surviving sections reveal a different approach to housing in an industrial region: low-rise homes and greenery rather than exclusively multistorey blocks.
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