Chapel of Saint Ulrich, Medieval rotunda chapel in Hrádek, Czech Republic
The Chapel of Saint Ulrich is a cylindrical two-storey rotunda with a small apse, standing in the grounds of the church of Saints Peter and Paul in Hrádek. Its lower storey is built of rubble masonry up to 0.6 m above ground level, the rest of brick. A crypt covered by a dome occupies the basement.
The rotunda dates from the early 13th century and originally served as a charnel house (karner) for the newly founded church of Saints Peter and Paul in Hrádek. In the 1980s the priest Stanislav Krátký, active in Hrádek from 1978 to 1999, initiated its restoration, and the interior was newly furnished at that time.
The rotunda served as a charnel house for the newly founded church of Saints Peter and Paul. In the 1980s the priest Stanislav Krátký, active in Hrádek from 1978 to 1999, initiated its restoration. The interior decoration was designed by Josef Horák of Brno-Husovice, who met Krátký there in the 1950s.
The rotunda stands in the grounds of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Hrádek, in the Znojmo District. Its lower storey, a charnel house under a dome, is built of rubble masonry up to 0.6 m above ground level, with brick above. The interior was remodelled in the 1980s.
The rotunda originally served as a charnel house (karner) for the newly founded Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Its lower storey, a charnel chapel vaulted with a dome, is built of rubble masonry up to 0.6 m above ground level, with brickwork above.
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