Church of the Sacred Heart Joze Plecnik

Slovenian architect Joze Plecnik has re-emerged as a key representative ofhe Modern Movement, yet his work also embraces historical elements. Thisook looks at his Church of the Sacred Heart which dominates a quiet greenquare of the Vinohrady quarter in Prague, securely anchoring the boroughnto Prague's panorama with its prescence. It is a characteristic of Plecnikork, synthesizing classical and traditional Slovenian elements. Externallyhe Church is enclosed by dark brown brickwork decorated at regular intervalsith vertical rectangular slabs of grey granite, while above the brick wall aotally different architecture of classical proportions appears, faced, byontrast, in white render. The massive, 42 metre high belfry further adds tohe contradictory nature of the Church, while the simple interior islluminated by light flooding through the Church's stained-glass clerestoryindows.Margolius, Ivan is the author of 'Church of the Sacred Heart Joze Plecnik', published 0010 under ISBN 9780714833514 and ISBN 0714833517.