A Lost Opportunity: The Case of the Košice Ring Road
A Lost Opportunity: The Case of the Košice Ring Road

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive view of the development of ring boulevards in Košice, to relate their emergence to the expansion of urban planning in the broader European region, and to explain why these boulevards do not fulfill the functions held by ring streets in the cities that served as models for Košice. The topic of the ring boulevard and the growth of the city of Košice has already been addressed by several authors in the past, who primarily focused on the social and political conditions of the creation of ring boulevards1. While their sociological perspective on the topic is undoubtedly significant, the present text, by contrast, focuses more on research from the perspective of urban planning and architecture, emphasizing the role of the often obscure local builders whose contributions remain overshadowed by the works of well-known architects. And yet it was precisely these builders who determined the character of the city at the turn of the century. The text of this article is primarily based on the author’s current research and findings acquired in connection with their dissertation.

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