The Hus Congregational House in Vinohrady

Literature Night 2023 / Prague / The Hus Congregational House in Vinohrady

Dykova 51/1, Praha 10

The Prayer House of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church was built between 1930 and 1935 in the Constructivist style according to the design of the architect Pavel Janák. The three-part building consists of a prayer hall, a residential building, and a bell tower. A spiral staircase leads to the top of the tower, which is decorated with a Hussite chalice. The decoration of the church is dominated by a large sculpture of Jesus Christ at the head of the Chancel, with coloured clay reliefs on the sides. The historic pipe organ is a unique feature of the church. During the Prague Uprising in May 1945, an alternative temporary radio studio used to broadcast from the Hus congregational house.

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FILIP KAŇKOVSKÝ

 will read from The Tale of the Serpent´s Heart (Baśń o wężowym sercu) by Radek Rak, translation Michala Benešová/ Host, 2023