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Chapel on the Water
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Ojcowski Park Narodowy
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Gerhard Mauerberger
March 21, 2023
Hiking
The Chapel "On the Water" of St. Joseph the Craftsman (Worker) is located on the site of the former spa baths, which were converted into a religious building in 1901. The chapel is situated above the stream on concrete supports, which, according to local tradition, was associated with the decree of Tsar Nicholas II, prohibiting the construction of religious buildings on Ojców land, so the chapel was built "on the water"...
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May 15, 2021
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Chapel "On the Water" – a chapel in the town of Ojców in the Ojców National Park, at the foot of the rocks called Prałatki. It is a historic wooden religious building dedicated to Saint Joseph the Worker.
It was erected in 1901, in the place of the former Goplana spa baths. It was built on concrete foundations straddling the two banks of the Prądnik stream. According to legend, the unusual location of the building resulted from bypassing the tsarist ban on building on Ojców land, so the chapel was built on the water.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaplica_%E2%80%9ENa_Wodzie%E2%80%9D_%C5%9Bw._J%C3%B3zefa_Robotnika_w_Ojcowie
It was erected in 1901, in the place of the former Goplana spa baths. It was built on concrete foundations straddling the two banks of the Prądnik stream. According to legend, the unusual location of the building resulted from bypassing the tsarist ban on building on Ojców land, so the chapel was built on the water.
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaplica_%E2%80%9ENa_Wodzie%E2%80%9D_%C5%9Bw._J%C3%B3zefa_Robotnika_w_Ojcowie
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Michal
September 22, 2023
Hiking
The chapel represents the "Swiss-fatherly" style. Its architecture contains elements of an Alpine openwork turret, while the interior refers to the Zakopane style, using wooden elements and carved details.
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