1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Math-Phys)
Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Martin Vlach
Project Manager
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Math-Phys)
Charles University
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What is the story behind the preparation of the project?
What makes this project unique?
How successful has its implementation been?
What results have been reached (so far)?
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
The origins of St. Wenceslas Rotunda were not recorded in writing.
11th ct. – “(Saint-)Lawrence Legend“ (1st Old Church Slavonic legend – carriage).
13th ct. – “(Saint-)Wenceslas Legend“ Oriente iam sole (“a chapel was built at the site of the miracle“).
1420 – St. Wenceslas Church (Rotunda) – used as a cemetery chapel adjacent to St. Nicholas Church, mention of fire (emergence of a tight grouping of buildings, “špalíček,“ in place of the cemetery).
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1541 – mention of the city hall destroyed by fire – chapel and rotunda used as a storage space.
1599 – mention of the church restoration (city council meeting).
1600 – 1620 – drawings from the time of Rudolph II (last surviving images).
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Author: P. van der Bossche, J. Wechter; View of Prague from the Petřín Hill (so-called Sadeler’s Prospect), copperplate, The City of Prague Museum.

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Author: Mathias Savery, , Spicer (1982).

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
1628 – parish church (Ferdinand II presents St. Nicholas Church to the Jesuits).
1630 – redevelopment (expansion of the church under the condition that the rotunda should be preserved, minutes of the city council – “the oldest monument in the city”).
1673 – permission to build the Professed House (single big building replacing the grouping of smaller houses and the Gothic St. Nicholas Church) next to St. Wenceslas “chapel”.
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1683 – construction of the Professed House disrupts the statics – church “demolished to the ground.”
1684 – Professed House in its “current form” (1703 – St. Nicholas)
1773 – Abolishment of the Jesuit Order, 1782 – conversion to State ownership (objects of historical value carried away).
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
1784 – interior reconstruction (for administrative purposes) => High Provincial Court.
1930s – property of the Ministry of Finance of the Czechoslovak Republic – redevelopment.
WWII – Schutzstaffel (SS) offices.
1960 – Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Math-Phys), Charles University.
2000 – 2006 – reconstruction work on the building.
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Building (scraps and pieces of wood) – around the year 800.
Stone circle (c. 940).

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Building (scraps and pieces of wood) – around the year 800.
Stone circle (c. 940).
“Church,” early 11th ct.

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Building (scraps and pieces of wood) – around the year 800.
Stone circle (c. 940).
“Church,” early 11th ct.
Rotunda – end of 11th ct. (Vratislaus II)
Marlstone floor (tiles covered) during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia.

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Building (scraps and pieces of wood) – around the year 800.
Stone circle (c. 940).
“Church,” early 11th ct.
Rotunda – end of 11th ct. (Vratislaus II)
Marlstone floor (tiles covered) during the reign of Ottokar II of Bohemia.

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
The making of the relief.

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague

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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Project costs – cca CZK.
Donations: CZK (20 July 2016), incl. n. and l. persons:
< 1000 CZK … 241 donors,
1001 – 5000 CZK … 304 donors,
> 5001 CZK … 192 donors.
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Preparations – End of project 30 April => 31 October 2016.
Final building approval of construction and restoration – 28 June 2016.
18 inspection days at the construction site.
4 Monitoring reports, 1 Annual report.
To be completed: 1 Monitoring Report, 1 Final Report.
20 selection procedures.
17 corporate contractors (excl. subcontractors, e.g. graphic designers, 3D animators, analytical laboratories, etc.).
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
Archaeological report on findings:
1780 pages of text.
1800 photographs.
2637 findings,
180 sketches.
108 involved in the project (plus 10 in the project team and others outside the project).
15x newspapers and periodicals, 33x news portal, 6x TV, 5x radio.
15 internships for students (of whom 3 foreign, incl. Erasmus+).
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
What is my evaluation of the communication with subjects interested within the impletentation of EEA and Norwegian Grants?
Space for possible simplification of actions?
Comparison (national grants, EU funds)?
Again?
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Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
What is the story behind the preparation of the project?
What makes this project unique?
How successful has its implementation been?
What results have been reached (so far)?
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26. Thank you for your attention.
Preservation Project of St. Wenceslas Rotunda at the Lesser Town Square in Prague
What is the story behind the preparation of the project?
What makes this project unique?
How successful has its implementation been?
What results have been reached (so far)?
Thank you for your attention.
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