Zprávy památkové péče 2015, 75(2):125-134

Architekt Vladimír Krýš - church builder of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church in Semily and Turnov

Petra Šternová

This article presents the personage of architect and builder Vladimír Krýš as an independent regional builder. Vladimír Krýš was born 15 June 1897 in Malšovice near Hradec Králové. He studied masonry in Český Dub, then after completing his military service (1916-1920) he worked for the Český Dub construction company of Josef Najman. He remained here until 1927, when he became independent and founded his own company, Architect Vladimír Krýš, builder Turnov. He completed his studies in 1929, obtaining his license as a builder. The architectural creations of Krýš are very extensive and mostly include the construction of houses, rental houses, and employee housing estates. Finally, he also constructed church buildings, the most important of which include two churches of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church - in Turnov and in Semily. The Turnov church was built between 1937-1939 and was an extension of a church hall to an already standing rectory from 1919, a typologically unusual case in itself. The Turnov church is valuable mainly for its intact preserved interior, the work of artists from the Železný Brod art school. The Semily church was built in 1938 and is one of Krýš' most successful realizations; its importance extends beyond its region and is one of the most interesting new buildings of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church. Vladimír Krýš was also the author of one of the designs of the unrealized church in Zborovice in the Kroměříž area. He died on April 12, 1951 in Turnov.

Keywords: Vladimír Krýš, Josef Najman, Zdeněk Juna, church, Czechoslovak Husssite Church

Published: June 1, 2015  Show citation