Zvole

Church of St Wenceslas

Submitter: Vaclav Vejmluva, the Abbot of the Cistercian monastery in Zdar nad Sazavou

Originally medieval Church of St Welceslas was in a condition of disrepair early in the 18^th century. Santini carried out reconstruction as a part of the complex of arrangements and completions in the area of the Žďár monastery sphere of action. Together with the churches in Horni Bobrova, Obyctov and Zdar itself, this church illustrates Santini's ability to apply also to smaller buildings of a local importance in a way responsibly. The church, rebuilt in the baroque style, has got a ground plan of the Greek cross and is delimitated by a geometrical outline composed of circles described and inscribed within the ground square. The dominant of the roof is the lantern shaped within the canonical mitre symbolism as an attribute of the shrine's patron. The letter W at the top of the gable of the western façade reminds of him as well as of the submitter Vejmluva.

Horni Bobrova

Church of St Peter and Paul

Submitters: Cistercian monastery in Zdar nad Sazavou - the Abbot Vaclav Vejmluva

The original medieval parish church in Horni Bobrova was not sufficient for the needs of the large parish at the beginning of the 18^th century. That is why Santini elaborated a new project in the year 1714 and the church was consecrated on the 5^th October of 1722 in connection with the realization of the St John's pilgrimage church on Zelena hora hill. Of the original late-Romanesque church, Santini retained only the central nave but he converted it in a chancel with an altar, thus turning round the whole church orientation. That is to say he attached the area of a new nave on the eastern side. The entrance five-lateral portal was realized in an impressive baroque style and its Italian design is often mentioned in the literature, especially the Roman façade of the architect Borromini. The similar shaping of the church in Rychnov nad Kneznou proves how important this contour-formed façade was for Santini in that time. The simplicity of the whole design illustrates Santini's ability to dedicate also to the sophisticated designing of small suburban projects, besides the monumental pompous buildings.

Further buildings in Vysocina

Obyctov, Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary	Obyctov, Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary
Netin, Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary	Ostrov nad Oslavou, roadside inn