Kostel Krista Krále, Roman Catholic parish church in Vysočany, Prague, Czech Republic
Kostel Krista Krále is a flat-ceilinged single-nave functionalist church with a rectangular presbytery and a small tower, built in 1929–1930 to a design by Bedřich Vrzal. It stands inside a pentagonal block of apartment buildings in Prague-Vysočany, hidden behind a three-storey house at Kolbenova 658/14, through which it is reached barrier-free.
The church began with a cornerstone ceremony in October 1929 and was consecrated by Bishop Antonín Podlaha in September 1930. It emerged during a period when functionalist architecture shaped Czech building culture.
The interior displays sculptures by Damián Pešan, including Christ the King and figures of Saints Peter, Paul, Agnes, John of Nepomuk, and Ludmila.
The building stands at Kolbenova 658/14 in Prague 9 and remains accessible during its opening hours. Visitors should know that this functions primarily as an active place of worship.
The church is hidden inside a pentagonal block of apartment buildings; from the street only a large sign above the entrance of the house at Kolbenova 658/14 marks it, and the courtyard itself is not open to the public. The council also required the word 'sanctuary' instead of 'church' on the building.
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