Chapel in Evangelic Cemetery in Strašnice, Modern chapel in Evangelical Cemetery, Strašnice, Czech Republic.
The Chapel in Evangelic Cemetery is a modern structure featuring clean architectural lines, designed by architect Adolf Foehr. It sits centrally within the cemetery grounds and clearly marks the sacred space where services are held.
The chapel was built in the first half of the 20th century to a design by Adolf Foehr and served German Protestants. On 9 November 1955 the district authority ONV Praha 10 handed it to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which set up a columbarium inside. The cemetery stopped being used after 1945 and was officially closed in 1950; a 1958 plan to liquidate it for sports and recreation was never carried out.
The chapel is named after Karel Farský, the first patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, and is also called Husův sbor. Since 1955 it has housed a columbarium, and the German inscription CHRISTUS IST UNSER LEBEN was restored during the 2009–2015 renovation.
The chapel stands by the northeastern wall of the Evangelical Cemetery on Vinohradská Street in Prague 10-Strašnice, reachable by tram along Vinohradská. The cemetery was officially closed in 1950 and burials and urn deposits were banned, so the grounds are a memorial area rather than an active burial site. The chapel was restored between 2009 and 2015.
The German inscription CHRISTUS IST UNSER LEBEN (Christ is our life) was restored on the chapel during its 2009–2015 renovation, part of a 62 million CZK repair of the cemetery, several tombs and the gravedigger's house. The chapel was consecrated by Patriarch Tomáš Butta and former patriarch Josef Špak on Pentecost Sunday.
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