RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Prixová Dvorská, Hana
T1 St Nicholas Church in Hnidousy by the Varnsdorf Builder Anton Möller
JF Památky středních Čech
YR 2023
VO 37
IS 1
SP 13
OP 26
DO 10.56112/psc.2023.1.02
UL https://pamatkysc.cz/en/artkey/psc-202301-0002.php
AB St Nicholas Church in Hnidousy is one of the few Art Nouveau-style sacral structures in Bohemia and one of many buildings designed by Anton Möller of Varnsdorf. While contemporary sources have not yet reflected his authorship, it is recorded in archives along with abundant documentation of the historical circumstances of the structure's origin. Anton Möller was a prolific builder and erected a wide array of architectural structures from technical and urban ones to shrines that he designed, for example, for the Society of St Boniface. His technical solution of municipal abattoirs in Varnsdorf, Kraslice, and Ostrava earned him the greatest renown. His collection of sacral buildings is very compact; although they feature many identical architectural elements, they are of high quality. These edifices have a firm place in the history of Czech architecture and history in general; the Society of St Boniface pushed for their implementation wherever religious life needed uplift and support.