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Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 2:35 PM

Another addition to the church challenge, and one which I was fortunate enough to visit earlier this month, is the Mariaczka Basilica on the town square in Krakow. The Central Europeans love color in their churches, and the Mariaczka is a perfect example. The whole church is a blaze of hues that, instead of becoming garish, unite in pleasant harmony. You can see this most clearly in the sanctuary, whose altar, ceiling, and choir stalls are shown below.

Sanctuary
Sanctuary ceiling
Choir stalls

2 Comments

    Icons & Curiosities — A First Things Blog
    July 29th, 2009 | 2:54 pm

    [...] And here’s another. Does Central Europe mop up the Best Use of Improbable Color Combinations category, or what? [...]

    Andrew
    July 29th, 2009 | 5:47 pm

    ‘Mariacka’ not ‘Mariaczka’

    ‘Mariacka’ is an old-style adjective from ‘Mary’. You could translate it as ‘Maryish’.

    Cheers

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