The Hussite Church in Vinohrady will be equipped with bells after 75 years

Prague - The upper floors of the tower of the Hussite church in Vinohrady will be fitted with three bells. Architect Pavel Janák initially planned for them in the designs of the functionalist building in the 1920s, but their production was ultimately abandoned due to financial reasons, said Prague 10 spokesman Jan Charvát today. The bells will cost the Czechoslovak Hussite Church a total of 750,000 crowns, with 350,000 crowns for the purchase of the largest bell being contributed by the city district of Prague 10, where the church is located.
    "Only during the renovation of the Hussite church in recent years was it discovered that the original plans included the bells. The religious community of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church therefore asked us for a financial donation to complete the legacy of this cultural monument and our significant city landmark," stated the mayor of Prague 10, Vladislav Lipovský.
    The Hussite church building is one of Janák's last realizations of large-scale architecture. Today, it is a significant monument of functionalist architecture not only in the Czech Republic but also on a global scale, Charvát noted. "The scientific functionalist nature of the building is emphasized by the factory lighting of the ceremonial hall, the factory glass block strips on its base, and the constructivist skeleton of the bell tower, reminiscent of the structures of water reservoirs in factories or at train stations," wrote Rostislav Švácha about the Hussite church in the publication From Modernism to Functionalism.
    This year, another significant cultural monument will also reach its "completion" in Prague 10 - the Church of Saint Wenceslas at Čechtov Square. This year, the local government, in collaboration with the parish, plans to install a statue of Saint Wenceslas there. The original design by architect Josef Gočár also accounted for it.