Gate and yard of one of the quarters of Nikiszowiec (Nikischau or Nikischenwald). The settlement is a historical part of Katowice (Kattowitz) - workers estate built in the village Janow for miners, named after the pit-shaft “Nickisch” (after Kurt Nickisch) one of 14 pit-shafts of coal mine “Giesche”. Designed by Emil and Georg Zillmann from Charlottenburg.












Long time! :)
Superb photo. Those windows, seems to appear with crosses in them. Those make the whole building look almost haunted. Dead. The light coming from above, make it feel more optimistic, but still, the main atmoshpere here is quite grim… And I love it! :)
Thanks Ilan! The whole area is like that. We have similar estate in Lodz and I am going to visit it with my camera :)