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KOSTEL NEJSVĚTĚJŠÍ SRDCE PÁNĚ
Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad, Praha - Vinohrady, PRAHA
Náměstí Jiřího z Poděbrad, Praha - Vinohrady, PRAHA
Everyone passing through the Jiřího z Poděbrad Square will surely notice the modern, unusual church right in the centre of the square. I myself had always just turned my eyes towards this curious, bold building, until one day I entered it to take a better look at the Church of the Sacred Heart. I was enchanted. While on the outside, the mass of the church with its wide tower looks a bit heavy, the interior is absolutely perfect. The walls are covered with natural ceramic tiling and embellished with small golden decorative elements. Above the high altar from white marble and the gilded wrought small door, there is a three meters large gilded figure of Christ in a symbolic heart, and larger-than-life wooden statues of six Czech patrons: St. John of Nepomuk, St. Agnes, St. Adalbert, St. Wenceslaus, St. Ludmila, and St. Procopius.
The church interior is simple, yet impressive, and sufficiently majestic and dignified. The ceramic tiling gives a nice warm touch to the huge interior area of the church.
This church is the most significant Czech sacral building of the 20th century and it was built based on a project by the excellent Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik in 1928–32. Plečnik made a large part of his project free of charge, just like the structural changes at the Prague Castle. The architect also created the large circular chandelier and designs of interior details free of charge. His work is not only an example of professionalism, but also of extraordinary humanity. The foundation stone of the church was laid on 28.10.1928, the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Republic.
The church interior is simple, yet impressive, and sufficiently majestic and dignified. The ceramic tiling gives a nice warm touch to the huge interior area of the church.
This church is the most significant Czech sacral building of the 20th century and it was built based on a project by the excellent Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik in 1928–32. Plečnik made a large part of his project free of charge, just like the structural changes at the Prague Castle. The architect also created the large circular chandelier and designs of interior details free of charge. His work is not only an example of professionalism, but also of extraordinary humanity. The foundation stone of the church was laid on 28.10.1928, the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Czech Republic.
May
23
Current Conditions : 24.2C, Clear 8:55PM CEST
Temperature: 24.2°C
Conditions: Clear
Wind Speed: 4.0km/h
Wind Direction: NW
Temperature: 24.2°C
Conditions: Clear
Wind Speed: 4.0km/h
Wind Direction: NW
