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A Walk Through Soviet-Inspired Government Housing

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Ever wondered about the stories hidden behind the uniform facades of government quarters? ๐Ÿข In this episode of Walking Tales, we take a deep dive into the unique world of Socialist-style architecture. From the functionalist layouts to the brutalist influences, we explore how these structures were designed to reflect a specific social vision

Socialist Architecture, Walking Tales, Government Quarters, Brutalist Buildings, Soviet Style Housing, Urban Exploration, Architectural History, Functionalist Design, Public Housing History, Walking Tour, Modernist Architecture, Planned Cities
Transcript
00:00so guys today i am at south delhi in sector 12 rk puram so we will be exploring the government
00:07apartments which are specially allocated for government employees so this area is located
00:13in south delhi just near ring road and the nearest metro station is the visheshwarya metro station
00:19it is just adjacent to motibaag and this area is in front of sector in rk puram and on the
00:28opposite side you have south motibaag and north motibaag so guys these are mixed type quarters
00:38in ground floor you have type 4 these are the garage for two wheelers so on the ground floor you
00:49have
00:50type 4 and on the third floor you have type 3 and on the second floor you have type 2
00:56and
00:57third floor you have again type 2 again due to interruption of street dog i had to move to
01:02move to other place let's show you some other place so guys due to available and disturbance of street
01:10dogs it is very difficult to record such blocks these street dogs cause lot of problems while
01:14recording blocks so as i was mentioning about mixed type quarters so again in front of you are mixed
01:20type quarters the ground floor is type 4 the third floor is a type 3 and second and third floor
01:29are
01:29type 2 let's explore the other types of quarters in sector 12 rk puram before showing you some
01:34apartments let's explore this park area so this is the empty park ram dila is played on this park
01:48and while some people play cricket here and this is also a park and you can see an open gym
01:55and water tank
02:02many people park their vehicle and play sports here just two years ago i conducted an outsurfing
02:08meetup here in this park so as i promised you i will show you other type of quarters so these
02:13quarters
02:14which are in white color whatever you can say vanilla color they are tied to quarters both ground floor and
02:23first floor and in front of you these are type 2 special it means one bedroom and one extra room
02:32mostly these government quarters are in green zone
02:39you must be thinking why these vehicles are parked here well i would like to tell you that
02:45dps school is just in front of this sector 12 rk puram that's why there are many cars parked here
02:53and interesting fact about this government quarters is that there were many theft and burglaries many
02:59years ago in this government apartment so as i told you that i will show you different types of
03:06apartment so these are type 4 apartments all four floors are type 4 it means three bedrooms and one hall
03:18let me show you back side of this apartments so this area was very notorious for chain snatcher some
03:25ladies who used to wear jewelries so chain snatcher used to snatch the chain and run away through this
03:32pathway and it was very easy for them because there were no cctv cameras here so it was easy pathway
03:40for
03:40change snatcher and police didn't do anything to protect the common people here and also if someone
03:47parks their vehicle here so it is definitely his spare parts will be stolen because there is no security here
03:57the main advantage of this area is that it is located in south delhi
04:01and surrounded by sector 12 dispensary of government and in front there is a sangham theater
04:10and you have a temple behind this woman quarters and these are big style
04:19and you have enough of parking space in this area so as i was mentioning about temple this is the
04:26temple
04:27where jan master me is celebrated and in front of the temple is park where people sit and relax
04:36and you have charitable trust in inside this temple
04:43these are the garage area and this is old tree
04:53these are type 2 quarters and lawn area
05:04in the year 1960 these government quarters were constructed
05:09and you will feel very peaceful in this area
05:14if the security is increased then this is the most liveable place in south delhi
05:20this is the park in front of that temple
05:24i can't go further because dogs are there but yes i can show you the other apartments
05:33now i will be heading towards the bus stop of this government quarters
05:39so this is the bus stop where majority of bus heading towards south delhi
05:47it has plenty of resting area
05:52in front of you is the n i building where most of the podcasts are shoot
05:59in front of you is sector 9 rk puram many people call this road as sangham mark
06:05because in front of this road is sangham cinema and the new delhi nagar nigam office
06:11as i mentioned earlier these all vehicles are parked for dps school only
06:18as i mentioned earlier this is sangham cinema in front of you many people call it as a sangham mall
06:25this road is heading towards dps school dps rk puram that school was famous for dps mms candle
06:33which happened in year 2005 many media vehicles were gathered in this side
06:40and they were covering this incident as i hope you like this vlog i will show you next government
06:47apartment in my next episode till then take care and stay blessed
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