Panelák is a colloquial term in Czech and Slovak for a large panel system panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete, such as those extant in the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in the world. Paneláks are usually located in housing estates.
Prague-Hostivař, the Košík housing estate
Petržalka, Bratislava, Slovakia
Sídlisko III, Prešov, Slovakia.
Towering paneláks in the Kamýk area of Prague.
Large panel system building
The large panel system building is a building constructed of large, prefabricated concrete slabs. Such buildings are often found in housing development areas.
A typical low large panel system-building in Leipzig, Germany
Berlin-Marzahn, the largest East German Neubaugebiet (1987)
Brand new Hanseatic-themed WBS 70 panel buildings in Rostock-Stadtmitte (September 1986)
West German large panel system-building in Munich-Neuperlach