The homes, yard, and other buildings in Poland are very interesting. You can see a bunch of my photos of them here. So, what makes them so interesting? Let me tell you.
In most of Poland, outside of the Gorale area around Zakopane, the houses are all made of brick. This comes from years of learning about the propensity of wood structures to be easily burned by invading armies and other enemies. So for a large part of Poland, brick is the building material of choice.
One of the things that really struck me was the colors. For most newer buildings, they had a smooth cement exterior that was brightly painted. Look through the pictures I posted and you’ll see many fairly bright (but not gaudy) colors used in painting.
You’ll notice a few fairly large and quite nice houses in the mix of photos. But you won’t really see and “developments” such as those we see here in the USA. It seems there are not a lot of zoning laws in Poland.
Look at a lot of the homes, and you’ll see a lot of two things in the yards:
- Kwiaty or flowers. It seems to me that Poles love to have a lot of flowers in their yards.
- Gardens. I saw many a home with a substantial garden planted in their front yard–I can only wonder what may have lurked in their back yards, too!
So, take a look at these pictures and get a bit of the flavor of the homes and homesteads in Poland!
