Back Касцёл Святога Яна Непамуцкага Byelorussian Касьцёл Сьвятога Яна Непамуцкага BE-X-OLD Свети Йоан Непомуцки (църква) Bulgarian Església del Pelegrinatge de Sant Joan de Nepomuk Catalan Kostel svatého Jana Nepomuckého (Žďár nad Sázavou) Czech Wallfahrtskirche Zelená Hora German Προσκυνηματικός ναός του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Νέπομουκ Greek Preĝejo de sankta Johano Nepomuka (Žďár nad Sázavou) Esperanto Iglesia de peregrinación de San Juan Nepomuceno Spanish San Joan Nepomukekoaren erromes eliza Basque
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv) |
| Reference | 690 |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| Area | 0.64 ha (1.6 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 627.9 ha (1,552 acres) |
| Website | www |
| Coordinates | 49°34′48.7″N 15°56′31.4″E / 49.580194°N 15.942056°E |
  Location of Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk in Vysočina Region  Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk (Czech Republic) | |
The Pilgrimage Church of Saint John of Nepomuk (Czech: Poutní kostel svatého Jana Nepomuckého) at Zelená hora (meaning "Green Hill", German: Grünberg) is a religious building at the edge of Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic, near the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. It is the final work of Jan Santini Aichel, a Bohemian architect who combined the Borrominiesque Baroque with references to Gothic elements in both construction and decoration.[1]
In 1719, when the Roman Catholic Church declared the tongue of John of Nepomuk to be incorruptible, work started to build a church at Zelená hora, where the future saint had received his early education. It was consecrated immediately after John's beatification in 1720, although construction works lumbered on until 1727.[2] Half a century later, after a serious fire, the shape of the roof was altered.
The church, with many furnishings designed by Santini himself, is remarkable for its gothicizing features and complex symbolism, quite unusual for the time. In 1994, it was declared a World Heritage Site.[1] The nomination dossier pointed out Santini's mathematical ratios in its architecture which aimed at "the creation of an independent spatial reality", with "the number 5 being dominant in the layout and proportions" of the church.[1][2]
- ^ a b c "Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
- ^ a b Zelerui Bora: No. 690 (Report). International Council on Monuments and Sites. 24 September 1993.