Sites such as this are fairly common around Slovakia. Some buildings look beautiful and others have been left to the ravages of time. With limited finances, it's simply impossible to renovate every historical building.
In Trnava, we actually happened past several abandoned buildings in the former Jewish quarter or ghetto. I'm not sure which. For the most part these buildings were just sitting there replete with broken windows and falling plaster. Pavol informed me that the local government had opened up some of the city's abandoned buildings to the Roma gypsy population. As we passed one of these buildings the gateway opened; outwalked a father with two daughters. I peered in and saw a courtyard with hanging laundry and more dilapidated structures within. According to Pavol, many of these makeshift housing units do not have modern infrastructure; that is, toilet and modern plumbing. But, the Roma are content to live under these circumstance so they say. It's hard to comprehend.
In Trnava, we actually happened past several abandoned buildings in the former Jewish quarter or ghetto. I'm not sure which. For the most part these buildings were just sitting there replete with broken windows and falling plaster. Pavol informed me that the local government had opened up some of the city's abandoned buildings to the Roma gypsy population. As we passed one of these buildings the gateway opened; outwalked a father with two daughters. I peered in and saw a courtyard with hanging laundry and more dilapidated structures within. According to Pavol, many of these makeshift housing units do not have modern infrastructure; that is, toilet and modern plumbing. But, the Roma are content to live under these circumstance so they say. It's hard to comprehend. 
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