Anno 1928 competition for projects of Orthodox Churches in the Second Polish Republic: in searching new architectural identity Cover Image

Konkurs 1928 roku na projekty cerkwi prawosławnych w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej: w poszukiwaniu nowej identyczności architektonicznej
Anno 1928 competition for projects of Orthodox Churches in the Second Polish Republic: in searching new architectural identity

Author(s): Petro Rychkov, Olga Mykhaylyshyn
Subject(s): History, Architecture, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Biblioteka Politechniki Lubelskiej
Keywords: II Polish Republic; Church architecture; style; sacral identity; competition

Summary/Abstract: Staying of Polish lands in the Russian Empire was accompanied by active construction of Orthodox churches in “Moscow-Byzantine” style. After regeneration of II Rzeczpospolita its authorities try to generate such new trends in church architecture, which would not have symbolic associations with imperial building art. With this purpose in 1927, it was announced competition for the projects of future Orthodox churches with new functional and compositional requirements. The article discusses the conditions of this competition and its results.

  • Issue Year: 12/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 189-204
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish