Reflection on Modernization of Historic Religious Architecture - Case Study: The Roman Catholic Parish Church, Rajec in Slovakia

Abstract:

The historic churches renovation in Slovakia actively served to the religious cult, progressively responds to the gain of new function. It is the use of culture, such as concerts, exhibitions, guided tours. Within a renovation, historic buildings need to be modernized, especially their technical equipment. In this paper we explore a case study of the church restoration in the town Rajec in the north - western Slovakia. It is registered in the list of monuments. We focused on the monitoring of the building construction design which may affect the preservation and presentation of cultural historic values (windows, floors, ventilation, illumination, electro-acoustical amplification system). We concluded that demanding procedures for authentic restoration make sense, especially for the preservation of regional cultural and historical values.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 820)
• Pages: 69-74
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.820.69
• Online since: January 2016
• Authors: Beata Polomová*, Andrea Vargová
• Keywords: Electro Acoustical Amplification System, Historic Religious Architecture, Illumination of Historic Interiors, Modernization, Restoration of Historic Churches

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