Modern Old Town is architecturally composed of a large variety of styles, resulting from the many rulers and trends that the historic town has seen (Old Town). Old Town’s Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo buildings, the oldest in all of Prague, now attract a massive amount of tourists from all over the world (Old Town). The sites and attractions can mostly be characterized as either religious or cultural in nature (Old Town). Much of the cultural attractions are found within Old Town Square, perhaps most notably the Astronomical Clock (F.F. 2017). Old Town is arterially connected to Lesser Town via three bridges, one being the historic Charles Bridge, all crossing the Vltava River (Old Town). A high population density exists all throughout Old Town, …show more content…
From the very beginning, it was decreed a royal town, and German merchants were invited as occupants (Little Quarter). While many of the original buildings were burnt down in a sixteenth century fire, the original, unplanned, street pattern was reused during the period of reconstruction, which replaced many of the buildings with Baroque architecture (Little Quarter). If not for the fire, the architecture of Lesser Town would look similar to Old Town. The two squares of Lesser Town are Malostranske Square and Maltese Square; both attract a fair number of tourists and are lined with quaint cafes and pubs (Maltese Square). Lesser Town has average population density, with between four to six thousand people per square kilometer (Prague Population …show more content…
The section of the historic city Jews were ordered to live within during the 13th century was once very dense structurally and in population (Jewish Quarter). Over time, many buildings were removed, although the population of the area is still quite high to this day (Prague Population Density). Many of the changes to Josefev came between 1893 and 1913, when flooding issues resulted in modern structures and systems being constructed to deal with the environmental stress (Jewish Quarter). During Nazi occupation, Adolf Hitler took the beginning steps of creating a “museum of an extinct race,” even transporting Jewish artifacts from other countries to Josefev (PRAGUE JEWISH). The museum eventually came to fruition, and currently exists as a top tourist site for all of Prague (Jewish Quarter). A number of famous synagogues remain, in particular the ‘Old New’ (Jewish Qurter). Nearby is the Old Jewish Cemetery, which is raised from the street level due to layered graves dating between 1439 and 1787 (N.S. Praze). Currently, a project that aims to incorporate the older style of architecture that existed in the area in a museum-based development is underway (Domenico et al.
Gentrification is defined as the process by which the wealthy or upper middle class uproot poorer individuals through the renovation and rebuilding of poor neighborhoods. Many long-term residents find themselves no longer able to afford to live in an area, where the rent and property values are increasing. Gentrification is a very controversial topic, revealing both the positive and negative aspects of the process. Some of the more desirable outcomes include reduced crime rate, increased economic activity, and the building of new infrastructures. However, it is debated whether the negatives overwhelm the positive. An increase in the number of evictions of low-income families, often racial minorities can lead to a decline of diversity
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In 1900, Pyrmont was an important port and industrial area, with a population of almost 30 000 people. There was a wide range of industries and services present including wharves, dockyards, warehouses, abattoirs, wool stores, railway yards and even an incinerator for the disposal of Sydney’s waste. It was deemed a working-class suburb with a predominantly Irish/Catholic population. As the income for Pyrmont was only modest, semi-detached cottages were the most common type of housing present.
The Plaszow concentration camp had many distinct physical features. Before Plaszow was a concentration camp it was two Jewish cemeteries (Plaszow-Krakow Forced Labour Camp). The camp was twenty-five acres large and was originally meant to hold 2,000 to 4,000 prisoners (Plaszow-Krakow Forced Labour Camp). Plaszow was surrounded by barbed wire and the camp was broken up into many different sections (Plaszow). The camp had barracks designated for the Germans, factories, warehouses, a woman’s and men’s camp, and an educational labor camp for prisoners that broke the rules (Plaszow).
“I knew all these things, but I also knew he knew little about us” (Dubus, 333). Townie is a Memoir of Andre Dubus III’s early life from his childhood to his late 40s until his father died. Andre’s parents were divorced in the 1970s; while he was only a teenager. Andre’s father left the family because of having a relationship with his own college student, while Andre and his three siblings grew up in the mill town of Massachusetts. Andre’s mother—Pat—she worked so hard to earn a living for the family. Andre and his siblings were exposed to the drug and alcoholic world because of the neglecting father and the busy mother. As time passes, Andre has visited his father more frequently; their relationship was like friends. In the
By the end of 1941 in Europe, the Nazis have extended the murder of the Jews across the whole continent under Nazi domination. According to the report written by Tal Bruttmann, “Mass Graves and Killing Sites in the Eastern Part of Europe”, they placed kill center...
The Warsaw Ghetto was a Jewish-populated ghetto in the largest city of Poland, Warsaw. A ghetto can be defined as a part of a city in which large quantities of members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure. Ghettos were commonly attributed to a location where there was a large Jewish population. In fact, the word Ghetto originated from the name of the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy, in 16th century.The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest Ghetto, as a part of the Holocaust, and as an early stage of it, played a very significant role. Today, in our museum exhibit, we have several artifacts, including primary evidence relating to the Warsaw ghetto. We will be discussing how and why it was created, the lifestyle
The investigation explores why the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the most important ghetto resistance during the Holocaust. In order to analyze why the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was significant, research has to be done to study the elements of the Warsaw ghetto that made it successful. The main sources for this investigation are Ghetto Fights: Warsaw 1941-43 by Marek Edelman because it is a study to examine the political and ideological background of the Warsaw Rising and Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust by David Engel because it covers uprisings in other ghettos than in Warsaw.
“Living and Dying in Brick City” by Sampson Davis is a book about different stories he shares about his time in Beth Israel Medical Center. The chapter that stood out to me the most was called “Love Hurts”. This chapter was about a woman who was getting abused at home by her boyfriend and refuses to leave him. This chapter affected me because when I was younger my mom was in an abusive relationship. She also had a child with that man and refused to leave him. Like the women in the book. Every time my mom tried to leave he always pulled her back by saying “I’ll change I promise”.
In October 1939, the Nazis established the first ghetto in Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland. During the course of the holocaust, the Nazis set up over one thousand ghettos. All Jews were forced out of their homes, leaving most of their possessions behind, and put into ghettos where they were held prisoners. Some ethnic groups w...
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In an effort to ensure this memorial museum was meaningful, Mr. James Ingo Freed was chosen. Not only was he educated in this field, but was a survivor with his own personal experiences during this horrific time period. Freed was born in Essen, Germany in 1930. At the age of eight, James and his younger sister were removed from their home and sent to Chicago where they were later joined by their parents. James studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and received his bachelor’s degree in 1953. In later years, Mr. Freed taught at major institutions such as Cooper Union, Cornell University, Rhode Island School of Design, Columbia University, and Yale University. He was also the Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (“Holocaust Encyclopedia”). One’s work ethic can be greatly influenced due to their emotional state of mind on certain topics; therefore, James was an excellent candidate that had personal ties to this museum...
During the Holocaust in Poland, thousands of Jewish people were taken out the comfort of their homes and even their cities. They were separated from their loved ones and taken away to places completely foreign to them. The Nazis reduced the Jewish community during the Holocaust drastically by killing anyone that produced the slightest amount of trouble or if they didn’t contribute in the camps as productively as others due to health or old age. All of the old customs and traditions that the Jewish people used to have were all stopped. All the money, food, and even the homes they used to own were all taken away from them. Without their approval, the Nazis went in and practically took all the valuables that they could find inside the homes. There are many movies and books that try to explain the brutality of this event but the high majority underestimate how terrible this event is. The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski shows the event in the eyes of a famous Jewish pianist named Wladyslaw Szpilman.# This movie accurately portrays the the extreme differences of the Polish town...
Auschwitz I was built in 1940, as a site for Polish political prisoners. This was the original camp and administrative center. The prisoners’ living conditions were inhumane in every respect, and the death rate was quite high. Auschwitz I was not meant ...
I’ve finally made it. When you first land here the immediate difference is all around you whizzing around you creating a sense of life. It 's a sense that you rarely have in a small town it 's bigger I can’t quite obtain a hold of it. It moves fast all through the night and during the day. It peaks in all of my senses to create a brand new sense of the life of the city.