TY - JOUR
TI - The role of sunlight in the interior of a contemporary church
AU - Janisio-Pawłowska, Dorota
TI - The role of sunlight in the interior of a contemporary church
AB - 
	The article analyses the role of daylight, its influence on shaping and reception of architecture and interior of a temple. Since the earliest days, especially for sacred buildings of the Christian religion, the element of sunlight has been a necessary determinant for the emerging churches. Sunlight determines the reception of space, emphasizes and reveals the architecture, influences its aesthetic form, and, at the same time, becomes a determinant of emotions related to perception. People engage their sight, the brain processes the recorded images; the image, that is generated in the brain, is the result of reflected light, which, reflected from the viewed image, hits the eye. Everyone sees differently. At the same time, there are some common repeatable collections of impressions which determine the aesthetic value. What type of light influences shaping the vividness of the interior of sacred buildings and how it happens becomes a determinant of the perception of the sacred space.
VL - 2017
IS - 20/2017
PY - 2017
SN - 1731-2442
C1 - 2543-8700
SP - 50
EP - 58
DO - 10.4467/25438700SM.17.046.7667
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/the-role-of-sunlight-in-the-interior-of-a-contemporary-church
KW - Light in the interior
KW - sacred architecture
KW - sacred space