Křesťanský labyrint, Meditation labyrinth in Bělá, Czech Republic.
Křesťanský labyrint is a flat circular labyrinth on the left bank of the Píšťský stream by the Židlo spring in Bělá. Its paths run 576 metres within a circle 26 metres across, laid from centuries-old clinker bricks taken from Rothschild buildings. It was built in 2008 after the labyrinth at Chartres cathedral of 1213.
The labyrinth was built on 15 November 2008 by the village of Bělá with funding from the OKD Foundation, modelled on the French labyrinth at Chartres of 1213. In medieval cathedrals such paths substituted for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, which wars had made impossible, and gave believers a route for thought, contemplation and prayer.
The labyrinth carries Christian symbolism and serves as a place for personal reflection and spiritual practice. Visitors use it both for individual meditation and for shared ceremonies with others who come to walk its paths.
The labyrinth lies on the left bank of the Píšťský potok, by the Židlo spring near Bělá, and is freely accessible at all times. Its paths total 576 m within a circular plan 26 m across, so allow time to walk the full route. Nearby stand the Priessnitz baths and the Diagnostic Health Trail.
The labyrinth is built from centuries-old clinker bricks taken from Rothschild buildings, and the village of Bělá financed its construction through the OKD Foundation. Its 576 metres of paths follow the ground plan of the labyrinth in Chartres cathedral from 1213.
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