Minor Church Architecture

The main goal of this bachelor thesis is mapping the area of micro region Dolnobřežansko by field research, documentation minor church architecture in this area and evaluation of their condition. Based on the evaluated condition we can determine if the owners manage them as they should. This architecture includes crosses, chapels, sculptures of saints, steeples, wayside shrines and other monuments. This bachelor thesis is divided into two parts - a theoretical and a practical part. In the beginning you can find typology of the architecture, overview of the legislation related to care for small monuments and options to get funds for the reconstruction of these monuments. The practical part includes the main research which defines the area of research and describes all religious monuments identified. The most important aspect of this this research was meeting the people who care about the monuments and also the communication with local residents and representatives