Chapel of Saint Anne, Chapel-shrine in Tanvald, Czech Republic.
The Chapel of Saint Anne is a small Baroque chapel built in 1727 on a rectangular plan with chamfered corners marked by pilasters with moulded capitals. Its onion dome is covered in sheet metal, and a wrought-iron grille from the 1990s replaces the original 19th-century door. Inside, an image of Saint Anne by Tanvald artist Krystyna Rataj Černá dates from 1992.
The chapel was built in 1727. In the 1960s it still held a rich set of furnishings, which were stolen by 1989. The dilapidated building was repaired in 1991 and reconsecrated on 29 June of that year. It is listed as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The chapel is dedicated to Saint Anne, depicted in the interior by a painting made in 1992 by the Tanvald artist Krystyna Rataj Černá. It replaced a Baroque altarpiece with a statue of Saint Anne Samotřetí, which was lost when the furnishings were stolen before 1989.
The chapel stands on an oblong plan with chamfered corners, so look for the pilasters with moulded capitals that mark each corner. The entrance is now closed by a wrought-iron grille from the 1990s, replacing the 19th-century door, so the interior is seen through the bars. The building was repaired and reconsecrated in 1991.
The chapel's original furnishings, including a Baroque altar with a statue of Saint Anne Samotřetí, were stolen by 1989. The interior is now dominated by an image of Saint Anne painted in 1992 by Tanvald artist Krystyna Rataj Černá. The original 19th-century doors were replaced in the 1990s by a wrought-iron grille.
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