Red Church (Olomouc)

Coordinates: 49°35′36.69″N 17°14′50.32″E / 49.5935250°N 17.2473111°E / 49.5935250; 17.2473111
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Red Church
Červený kostel
Red Church
Religion
AffiliationProtestant
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusFormer
Year consecrated1902
Location
LocationOlomouc, Czech Republic
Geographic coordinates49°35′36.69″N 17°14′50.32″E / 49.5935250°N 17.2473111°E / 49.5935250; 17.2473111
Architecture
Architect(s)Max Löwe
TypeChurch
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1902
Specifications
Height (max)55 m (180 ft)
MaterialsClay bricks

Red Church (Czech: Červený kostel) is a former Protestant church in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

The church was built in 1901-1902 by German architect Max Löwe. It was used by local German-speaking Protestant congregation of the German Evangelical Church in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. After World War II Germans were expelled and the church was shifted to Czech Protestants. In 1959 it was given to the university library, and it now houses the archives of the Research Library.

References[edit]

  • Bartušek, Jan; Miloslav Pojsl (2006). Olomouc: evangelické kostely. Velehrad: Historická společnost Starý Velehrad. ISBN 80-86157-17-2.