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.
A housing estate is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country.
A housing estate in West Kensington, with many rows of similar terraced flats.
A housing estate in Camden Town, London, with two blocks of flats visible
A modern housing estate in Gdańsk, Poland
Petržalka in Bratislava, Slovakia