Multifunctional character of religious complexes of the 1970' and 1980'
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Politechnika Świętokrzyska
Katedra Architektury i Urbanistyki, Poland
Publication date: 2016-03-31
Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape 2016;(1)
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The buildings policy in the 1970’ and 1980’, as well as the transformation of the Catholic
Church itself and its new functions, found its expression in the architecture and functional
programme of religious complexes in Poland. Significant evolution in architecture enriched
the functional programme. Broad activity of the Church led to the creation of comprehensive functional programmes, by which the space of constructed objects grew larger and
sometimes exceeded the actual demand. Social programme of new churches was also taken
into account. Many new parishes quickly became not only places of worship, as separate
temples, but also educational, charity, entertainment or cultural centres, and focal points
of independent public life. The bulk of temple, in principle taking a dominant place, was
linked with a complex of other buildings that previously had completely different character
and functions.
Architecture of religious objects and complexes of that period, thanks to their diversity and
specificity of functions, still remains original and significant.