Conversion problems of  wooden sacral architecture of Lemko temples after 1947 Cover Image

Problemy konwersji drewnianej architektury sakralnej Łemków po 1947 r.
Conversion problems of wooden sacral architecture of Lemko temples after 1947

Author(s): Jerzy Uścinowicz
Subject(s): History, Architecture, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Biblioteka Politechniki Lubelskiej
Keywords: conversion; orthodox church; wooden architecture; sacrum; iconostasis

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents selected examples of interconfessional conversions of lemko temples, after "Vistula Operation" 1947 in Poland. It also shows the process of transformation of spatial and functional structures as well as iconography of the temples, implemented throughout adaptation. It covers problems in architectural conservation as well as essential ideological aspects of symbolical and liturgical nature.

  • Issue Year: 14/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 277-293
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish