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Metafizyka i światło

Publication date: 16.10.2017

Housing Environment, 2017, 18/2017, pp. 11 - 20

https://doi.org/10.4467/25438700SM.17.002.7592

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Beata Malinowska-Petelenz
Institute of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-8139 Orcid
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Metaphysics and Light

Abstract

In sacral interiors light is a material that participates in the creation of the form and atmosphere of the temple. Simultaneously, it is an ephemeral material, subject to constant fluctuations. Illumination inside a temple fulfils a function which is not only practical and aesthetic; not only does it separate from the external world and create special atmosphere, but most of all it directs attention to the most important place in the church – the altar. In all historical periods special meaning was attached to light in churches. Today, when the visual factor has dominated the traditional narrative elements rich in contents, light has remained one of the last creators of sacredness in places of worship.

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Information: Housing Environment, 2017, 18/2017, pp. 11 - 20

Article type: Original article

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English:

Metaphysics and Light

Polish:

Metafizyka i światło

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-8139

Beata Malinowska-Petelenz
Institute of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9042-8139 Orcid
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Institute of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Cracow University of Technology

Published at: 16.10.2017

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