Church of Saint George, Cultural monument in Lukov, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint George is a house of worship in the village of Lukov in Czech Republic, built with stone walls and architectural features spanning several centuries. It sits on slightly elevated ground within the village center and contains a choir area and altar arranged in a traditional church layout.
The rotunda probably dates from the 13th century; in the second half of the 14th century it was recorded as a parish church. The longitudinal nave and the front tower were added in the 18th century, when the rotunda's western section with its entrance was probably demolished and rebuilt as a triumphal arch 3.63 m wide and 5.10 m high.
The church is named after Saint George, patron of the former rotunda that now serves as its presbytery and sacristy. The rotunda was already called the parish church in the second half of the 14th century, so the dedication long predates the 18th-century nave and front tower.
The church stands in the centre of Lukov, in the Vraný area of the Kladno district. The former rotunda serves as the presbytery, with the sacristy attached; the apse is lit only by a single original window 0.45 m high. The nave has one new segmental window on each side, 1.45 m wide.
The former Romanesque rotunda serves as the presbytery, with an inner diameter of 4.60 metres and a height of 7 metres. Its semicircular apse, 2.65 metres wide and 5.10 metres deep, is lit by a single original window just 0.45 metres high.
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