#Sacral building #Bratislava #1931
Daliborovo námestie 1
851 01
Bratislava,
Slovakia
Public transport: Kremnická
Access: Open to public before, during or after service
Today's use: Church
Description
The supporting structure of the building is a skeletal system made of reinforced concrete. The standardised building system for the Baťa shoe factories was converted for the construction method of this church. A basic module of one segment is 6 x 8 metres, the side ships are 3 m wide, that's half of the basic size of 6 metres.
During the construction has been used a removable steel formwork. This method of construction has proven to be very effective in terms of time and money.
The church is symmetrical in structure. The entrance is in the east. The altar is located untypically in the west and not in the east. The nave of the church is accompanied basilican with two lower side aisles. Small windows are inserted on the southern side to illuminate the church. On the north side, the windows are missing and were only simulated. The position of the windows corresponds to a Romanesque church's clerestory.
Additional lighting is provided for the altar. A roof glazing leads the light into the western part of the church. The glazing is enclosed in a small tower construction. Symmetrically, there is a second small tower construction on the roof to the east above the entrance, serving as the bell tower.
Description
The supporting structure of the building is a skeletal system made of reinforced concrete. The standardised building system for the Baťa shoe factories was converted for the construction method of this church. A basic module of one segment is 6 x 8 metres, the side ships are 3 m wide, that's half of the basic size of 6 metres.
During the construction has been used a removable steel formwork. This method of construction has proven to be very effective in terms of time and money.
The church is symmetrical in structure. The entrance is in the east. The altar is located untypically in the west and not in the east. The nave of the church is accompanied basilican with two lower side aisles. Small windows are inserted on the southern side to illuminate the church. On the north side, the windows are missing and were only simulated. The position of the windows corresponds to a Romanesque church's clerestory.
Additional lighting is provided for the altar. A roof glazing leads the light into the western part of the church. The glazing is enclosed in a small tower construction. Symmetrically, there is a second small tower construction on the roof to the east above the entrance, serving as the bell tower.
History
The inhabitants of Petržalka asked the Baťa company for a financial contribution for the construction of the church. The company offered its own project according to the design of architect Vladimír Karfík. The design was processed in 1930, the construction itself took place in the years 1931 to 1932.
The church stood in the centre of the village Petržalka. In 1946 the village was incorporated into Bratislava. In the 1970s, the village has been teared down and on its place Bratislava's largest prefabricated housing area has been errected.
For some more information.
History
The inhabitants of Petržalka asked the Baťa company for a financial contribution for the construction of the church. The company offered its own project according to the design of architect Vladimír Karfík. The design was processed in 1930, the construction itself took place in the years 1931 to 1932.
The church stood in the centre of the village Petržalka. In 1946 the village was incorporated into Bratislava. In the 1970s, the village has been teared down and on its place Bratislava's largest prefabricated housing area has been errected.
For some more information.
