Bratislava Calvary

The new design of the stations of Bratislava Calvary is based on the Manual of the Stations of the Cross, which we prepared for the landowner in 2019. The manual is based on historical documents -representation of Bratislava Calvary on engravings from 1723 and photographs of demolished stations from the first half of the 20th century. (Source: MÚOP and historical research in 2000, PhDr. Obuchová, CSc.) In addition to the historical documents, we have respected and used the preserved parts of the Calvary - the stone elements of Golgotha, the stone path and the only preserved torso of the VI. station of the cross. We want to incorporate these elements into the new Stations of the Cross and we are glad we have been realising this phase already. Inspired by the history and genius loci of the site, we have put our idea of the future possible rendition on paper.

The philosophy of the proposed concept consists of two parts: The first part - the creation of an entrance to this public space, the replacement of the road that was destroyed by the construction of Pražská Street and its connection to the rest of the original stone road with a culmination at the cross. The second part consists of the artistic and architectural design of the stations themselves. Briefly to the image attachement: Proportion and size of the stations - based on history, i.e. on the proportion of the original stations and also on the proportion of man- because a man is still just a man after all the years. Proportion connects the new stations in the new place, the new stations in the original place and the reconstructed single torso of the original VI. station of the cross. Material - noble concrete, solid block that no one will take away or dismantle, material processed with new technologies - seamless white concrete, block with the imprint of the original profiling as an imprint of the past Formation of the mass - clear basic unambiguous shape, purity of soul, no pretension, White concrete shows the way out of the thorny path Opening - symbolizes today , today's man between heaven and earth. Stone walkway -complementing the existing part of the original stone walkway, plus stone rubble- represents the thorny path

white concreat - remain part of the path as well Artwork - the small-scale structure of the mosaic, its detail, elaboration and depiction gives the station an artistic and spiritual quality, and it stands out and dominates because of the unambiguous pure architectural representation of the mass of the station The statues on the sides of the chapel -in the places of the original stations the statues could come back as replicas, on the ground next to the man, passing with him through time ...