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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.

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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