#Sacral building #Brno #1930
Pravoslavná církev v Československu (Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia)
Gorazdova 52
602 00
Brno,
Czechia
Public transport: Tvrdého / Úvoz
Access: Open to public before, during or after service
Today's use: Church
Description
The majority of orthodox churches, not only in Czechoslovakia, in the interwar period were built according to purely traditional specifications.
On the exterior smaller and lower building elements lead from the outside to the highest area in the middle, like different cubes. The side areas are the entrance area in the north and the apse in the south. As a result, the altar faces south and not east as usual.
Above the central part stands the church turret, on which a more traditionally gilded onion dome forms the highest point of the church. This onion dome is more reminiscent of a Russian or Ukrainian church and is certainly related to the Russian origin of the architect.
Description
The majority of orthodox churches, not only in Czechoslovakia, in the interwar period were built according to purely traditional specifications.
On the exterior smaller and lower building elements lead from the outside to the highest area in the middle, like different cubes. The side areas are the entrance area in the north and the apse in the south. As a result, the altar faces south and not east as usual.
Above the central part stands the church turret, on which a more traditionally gilded onion dome forms the highest point of the church. This onion dome is more reminiscent of a Russian or Ukrainian church and is certainly related to the Russian origin of the architect.
History
The basic principle for this church is nevertheless the pattern for Byzanatin churches. This is significant because until World War II, the Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia belonged to the Serbian Orthodox Church, for which the Byzantine architectural style is decisive.
The church has been a listed by the Heritage Institute since 1958.
For more information see: Orthodox Church in Brno.
History
The basic principle for this church is nevertheless the pattern for Byzanatin churches. This is significant because until World War II, the Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia belonged to the Serbian Orthodox Church, for which the Byzantine architectural style is decisive.
The church has been a listed by the Heritage Institute since 1958.
For more information see: Orthodox Church in Brno.
