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Church Of Saints Cyril And Methodius (Karlín)
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius () is a Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic church in the Karlín district of Prague, Czech Republic. It belongs to the largest religious buildings in the Czech Republic. It was constructed in the mid-19th century and it remains one of the most important architectural landmarks from the period of Historicism (art), historicism in the country. The church was built in 1854–1863 to plans by architects Carl Roesner and Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann. Several Czech and Austrian artists contributed to the decoration of the church, led by František Sequens and Josef Matyáš Trenkwald. The Church was consecrated on 18 October 1863, on the millennium anniversary of the arrival of Saints Cyril and Methodius to the Bohemian lands. The church has been constructed in the late Romanesque Revival architecture, Neo-Romanesque style as a basilica with highly elevated main nave and two towers. The ground plan contents an entrance hall, three naves and a presbytery (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlín
Karlín () is a cadastral area of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, formerly an independent town (which became part of Prague in 1922). It is bordered by the river Vltava and Holešovice to the north, Vítkov hill and Žižkov to the south, New Town to the west and Libeň to the east. History The building of the Karlín district began in 1817, surrounding the Rosarium of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. The new settlement was named after the fourth wife of Emperor Francis I of Austria, Caroline Augusta of Bavaria. After the demolition of the city walls, the properties in Karlín were counted among the cheapest properties of Prague. For that reason, the number of industrial enterprises and dwellings grew very quickly in the area of "Rohan Island" (''Rohanský ostrov''). On 1 January 1922 Karlín was incorporated into Prague. At this time, the electrical engineering pioneer and industrialist František Křižík had great influence in the area. He est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Sequens
František Seraf Sequens (; 21 November 1836 – 14 June 1896) was a Czech church and history painter. Biography Sequens was born on 21 November 1836 in Plzeň. After completing his primary education at the Realschule in Prague, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Academy of Fine Arts. The following year (1854), he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, where he studied with Wilhelm Kaulbach. Later, he attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp), Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. His principal instructor there was Joseph van Lerius. In 1860, he returned briefly to Prague. He then spent seven years in Rome; by courtesy of a scholarship. He initially created history paintings, but eventually became associated with the Nazarene movement and devoted himself entirely to religious works. Many of his portraits of saints were stylized after Early Roman and Byzantine art, Byzantine models. He returned to Plzeň in 1868, where he married the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
