Wooden Churches of Southern Małopolska (UNESCO/NHK)
The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture. Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages, these churches were sponsored by noble families and became status symbols. They offered an alternative to the stone structures erected in urban centres.
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Wooden churches of Southern Lesser Poland
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Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland and Subcarpathia of the UNESCO inscription are located in Gorlice, Nowy Targ, Bochnia counties , and Brzozów County and are in Binarowa, Blizne, Dębno, Haczów, Lipnica Dolna, and Sękowa.There are in fact many others of the region which fit the description: The wooden churches of southern Little Poland represent outstanding examples of the different aspects of medieval church-building traditions in Roman Catholic culture.Built using the horizontal log technique, common in eastern and northern Europe since the Middle Ages...
The wooden church style of the region originated in the late Medieval, the late sixteenth century, and began with Gothic ornament and polychrome detail, but because they were timber construction, the structure, general form, and feeling is entirely different from the gothic architecture or Polish Gothic .Later construction show Rococo and Baroque ornamental influence.
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Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The UNESCO World Heritage site of the Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska is a multi-entry World Heritage listing, covering some six wooden churches. These all date from the 16th to the 18th centuries, and are an excellent example of vernacular architecture. Built to resemble expensive stone churches of the cities, these were built using local wood in small villages. It's also very interesting to see how the various influences of Catholicism and Orthodoxy have influenced both the designs and the usage of the buildings!
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Tserkva of Saint Michael the Archangel in Turzańsk. The Wooden Church of All Saints in Blizne. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Haczów considered the largest gothic wooden temple in Europe.
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This is the oldest wooden church in Europe. The latest research in Domachowo, Wielkopolska shows that the church was created 200 years earlier than originally estimated. A year ago, the facility celebrated its 450th anniversary, and it turns out that it was built in 1368. Watch the video to find out more!
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Kalwaria Zebrzidowska park, Poland
Kalvaria Zebrzydowicka pilgrimage park calvary, Poland 2014
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska (Polish: [kalˈvarja zɛbʐɨˈdɔfska]) is a town in southern Poland with 4,429 inhabitants (2007 estimate). As of 1999, it is situated in Lesser Poland or Małopolska. Previously, the town was administered within the Voivodeship of Bielsko-Biała (1975–1998).
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska park is a Mannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park, built in the 17th century as the Counter Reformation in the late 16th century led to prosperity in the creation of Calvaries in Catholic Europe.
The park, located near the town of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, which took its name from the park, was added in 1999 to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. The site is also one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated November 17, 2000 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
The vast complex of buildings scattered among woods on the slopes of the 527-meter-high Zar mountain grew to be the biggest such compound in Europe. It is also Poland’s second most important historic destination for pilgrims. Over ages the pilgrimage to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska influenced millions of Poles. And one frequent pilgrim proved very special–Pope John Paul II, born in nearby Wadowice.
St. James Church, Powroźnik
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St.James Church is a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Powroźnik, southern Poland.It dates from the seventeenth or eighteenth-century.Together with different tserkvas it is designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region in Poland and Ukraine.
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Wooden Tserkvas of Poland and Ukraine - UNESCO World Heritage Site
This UNESCO World Heritage site covers some 16 wooden Tserkvas (or churches) across the Carpathian region of south-eastern Poland and western Ukraine. The tserkvas date from between the 16th and 19th centuries, and are Greek Catholic or Orthodox. We managed to visit several of the Polish ones and were very impressed with both the architecture and the decoration!
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St. Michael Archangel's Church, Dębno Poland , 4k Drone , Travel Guide
St. Michael Archangel's Church in Dębno - a Gothic, woodenchurch located in the village of Dębno from the fifteenth-century, which together with different churches is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.
Church of Peace in Świdnica, Poland
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( 波蘭和平教堂 ) Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica/Poland
17世紀打了30年的宗教戰爭,戰敗的新教徒被限制,只能用易腐的木材跟泥土建材,建造沒有鐘樓與尖塔的教堂。
因為這樣的限制,才能造就現今這個,跟傳統天主教教堂,迴然不同風格又特殊景觀的歐洲最大木構教堂!
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Culture and Education Centre and Rosary Garden next to the Church of St. Hyacinth in Bytom / Poland
At the initiative of the local Roman-Catholic parish under the invocation of St. Hyacinth, dedicated space has been developed to serve local communities, around what used to be the economically and socially degraded centre of the Rozbark district in Bytom.
This facility adjacent to the church has been developed to maintain the functional and aesthetic consistency with the area of the original square, which has been transformed into a rosary garden, with references to the legend of St. Hyacinth.
The area, with its religious character, constitutes a composition which creates a background to the monumental building of the church itself. In addition to the garden, the key elements of the entire project are two pavilions which relate to the culture-and-education activities conducted by the parish.
The modern buildings, with their multi-functional spaces, designed for working with youth, organizing exhibitions and concerts, have become the area of relaxation and recreation, by attracting the local communities. The facilities developed perform the function of religious community centres, places for exhibitions and performances for small theatre and music art forms.
Both buildings have been made part of the new area composition. Thanks to its modern-style design, they stand as a contrast to the Neo-Romanesque Church of St. Hyacinth, while at the same time, sustaining the historical hierarchy through form and scale, emphasizing the importance of the church in the process.
Thanks to the use of modern materials, such as Corten and glass, dialogue across generations is invoked.
The investment has been designed in compliance with contemporary building best-practice. Precipitation water from the entire area is accumulated in a dedicated retention reservoir, built a few metres below ground level. Rainwater was used during the construction itself and is now used for watering plants in the entire garden.
The roofs of both buildings are covered with greenery, which helps the building blend into the backdrop of the old church, while at the same time improving heat management inside the buildings.
Collective Places
The main idea behind this project was to revive the surrounding area and restore it to serve the needs of the local community. The garden, which was developed in direct vicinity of the church, has multiple references to St. Hyacinth, the patron of the place and teacher of rosary prayer.
Along the garden alleys, sacral references have been introduced in the form of rosary tablets and centrally-positioned St. Mary’s Grotto, as well as a waterhole.
The entire concept is further accentuated by 20 balls, as reference to the local rosary legend. This way, a nameless space is transformed into a meeting place of religious character, which has become a modern showpiece for the city. Due to the square’s location and its previous functions, the entire project has been turned into a modern form of public space.
The balanced, geometric layout of plant pots boast different types of greenery, depending on the season. Large stretches covered by one type of plant, wooden terraces and mineral surfaces, make the design assumptions behind the project very clear.
Near the local parish house, a rehearsal facility and an outdoor stage have been developed (Building A), together with backstage facilities.
The pavilion was given a multi-hipped, green roof, which helps the building blend into the surrounding landscape and prevents its blocking the view of the historic church.
With its flexible glass facade, that can be opened upon requirement, the building is positioned towards the church. This way, the building becomes a roofed stage, serving outdoor events over the summer season.
To ensure the proper maintenance of the entire project, in the southern part of the development, a small community centre and accommodation facilities have been developed (Building B). The building corresponds in style with the larger facility so that the entire project is consistent, both in terms of materials used and overall area development.
In order to additionally separate this space, a bench was set up in the corner, which is a space-closing accent for the surrounding area (audience zone). This tiny architecture form has been conceptualized to provide a stimulus for visitors to pause and relax.
Inside the building, there are a number of halls serving multiple purposes, such as classes, music, theatre events, exhibitions, which is why the interior has been designed with minimalist approach in mind and the use of friendly materials, such as wood and large-format prints, illustrating the milestone events in the history of the Rozbark district in Bytom.
Wooden Churches of Slovakia
Visiting some of the historic wooden churches of eastern Slovakia. The last church shown, in the town of Hervartov, was built in the 15th century and is one of the oldest wooden churches in Slovakia.
Wieliczka Salt Mine in Wieliczka, Poland
The Wieliczka Salt Mine, in the town of Wieliczka, southern Poland, lies within the Kraków metropolitan area.
From Neolithic times, sodium chloride (table salt) was produced there from the upwelling brine. The Wieliczka salt mine, excavated from the 13th century, produced table salt continuously until 2007, as one of the world's oldest operating salt mines. Throughout its history, the royal salt mine was operated by the Żupy Krakowskie (Kraków Salt Mines) company.
Due to falling salt prices and mine flooding, commercial salt mining was discontinued in 1996.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine is now an official Polish Historic Monument (Pomnik Historii). Its attractions include the shafts and labyrinthine passageways, displays of historic salt-mining technology, an underground lake, four chapels and numerous statues carved by miners out of the rock salt, and more recent sculptures by contemporary artists.
The mine is currently one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomniki historii), whose attractions include dozens of statues and four chapels carved out of the rock salt by the miners. The older sculptures have been supplemented with new carvings made by contemporary artists. About 1.2 million people visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine annually.
Notable visitors to this site have included Nicolaus Copernicus, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Alexander von Humboldt, Fryderyk Chopin, Dmitri Mendeleyev, Bolesław Prus, Ignacy Paderewski, Robert Baden-Powell, Jacob Bronowski (who filmed segments of The Ascent of Man in the mine), the von Unrug family (a prominent Polish-German royal family), Karol Wojtyła (later, Pope John Paul II), former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and many others.
There is a chapel, and a reception room that is used for private functions, including weddings. A chamber has walls carved by miners to resemble wood, as in wooden churches built in early centuries. A wooden staircase provides access to the mine's 64-metre level. A 3-kilometre tour features corridors, chapels, statues, and underground lake, 135 metres underground. An elevator returns visitors to the surface; the elevator holds 36 persons and takes about 30 seconds to make the trip.
The Wieliczka Salt Mine reaches a depth of 327 meters, and extends via horizontal passages and chambers for over 287 kilometers. The rock salt is naturally of varying shades of grey, resembling unpolished granite rather than the white crystalline substance that might be expected.
Since the 13th century, brine welling up to the surface had been collected and processed for its sodium chloride (table-salt) content. In this period, wells began to be sunk, and the first shafts to be dug to extract the rock salt. In the late 13th to the early 14th century, the Saltworks Castle was built. Wieliczka is now home to the Kraków Saltworks Museum.
King Casimir III the Great contributed greatly to the development of the Wieliczka Salt Mine, granting it many privileges and taking the miners under his care. In 1363 he founded a hospital near the salt mine.
Over the period of the mine's operation, many chambers were dug and various technologies were added, such as the Hungarian horse treadmill and the Saxon treadmill for hauling salt to the surface. During World War II, the mine was used by the occupying Germans as an underground facility for war-related manufacturing.
The mine features an underground lake, exhibits on the history of salt mining, and a 3.5-kilometer visitors' route (less than 2 percent of the mine passages' total length) including statues carved from the rock salt at various times.
The mine is one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomniki historii), as designated in the first round, 16 September 1994. Its listing is maintained by the National Heritage Board of Poland. In 2010 it was successfully proposed that the nearby historic Bochnia Salt Mine (Poland's oldest salt mine) be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The two sister salt mines now appear together in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites as the Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines. In 2013 the UNESCO World Heritage Site was expanded by the addition of the Żupny Castle.
The earliest writings about the Wieliczka Salt Mine include a description by Adam Schröter: Salinarum Vieliciensium incunda ac vera descriptio. Carmine elegiaco... (in 1553); augmented edition, Regni Poloniae Salinarum Vieliciensium descriptio. Carmine elegiaco... (in 1564).
In 1995, Preisner's Music, a compilation of film music by Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner, was recorded by Sinfonia Varsovia in the Wieliczka mine's chapel. The chapel is often said to have the best acoustics in Europe.
In the Australia television series Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, the mines were used as the Land of the Moloch.
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St. Michael Archangel's Church, Binarowa
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St.Michael Archangel's Church in Binarowa - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Binarowa from the fifteenth-century, which together with different churches is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.
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Open Air Museum and Ethnographic Park - located in Wygiełzów village close to Babice village - about 30km west from Kraków, Poland. The museum are collected and made available to explore examples of wooden architecture characteristic of Western Małopolska (Lesser Poland). Nadwiślański Ethnographic Park in Wygiełzów is located at the foot of the Lipowiec hill, where remains the ruins of the castle of the same name. ( Museum web site - )
Nadwiślański Park Etnograficzny – nazwa powstałego w 1968 r. we wsi Wygiełzów w gminie Babice (powiat chrzanowski) skansenu, w którym zgromadzono i udostępniono do zwiedzania przykłady budownictwa drewnianego charakterystycznego dla Zachodniej Małopolski. Nadwiślański Park Etnograficzny w Wygiełzowie położony jest u stóp wzgórza Lipowiec, na którym zachowały się ruiny zamku o tej samej nazwie.( )
All Saints Church, Blizne
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All Saints Church in Blizne - a Gothic, wooden church located in the village of Blizne from the fifteenth-century, which together with different churches is designated as part of the UNESCO Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland.The church in Blizne is one of the most notable heritage sites of wooden sacramental architecture in Poland, as one of the most notable wooden churches in Poland, the church is part of the Trail of Wooden Architecture in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship .
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Lemkos in Poland. Maxim Sandovich - Transfer of Relics. Gorlice, 2007
Lemkos in Poland. Maxim Sandovich - Transfer of Relics. Gorlice, 2007. Перенесіня Мощы с.м. Максима Сандовича зо Ждыні до Ґорлиц в 2007 р.
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