Hafner’s chapel (Plečnik’s chapel)


The plan was drawn in 1934 by famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik to the order of merchant Lovro Hafner.


The memorial includes the chapel, a free-standing bell tower and the planted trees as an integral part of the architectural design. It is located near the road, in an isolated area in the middle of meadows. The plan was drawn in 1934 by famous Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik to the order of merchant Lovro Hafner. Plečnik’s co-worker was architect Janez Valentinčič, who also supervised the construction.

The memorial was designed as a closed chapel covered with a gently sloping ridged roof. Behind the chapel is a free-standing tower bell constructed from two pillars. The bell is located in a semi-circular niche above the bridging element. The external walls of the chapel are decorated with deep rustication in two colours. The roof construction is made from wood, the eaves are shifted inwards and on the faces of the rafters and the purlins, the Way of the Cross is invoked by station numbers in Roman numerals. The middle wooden supporting pillar transforms into a cross on the top. The internal walls are decoratively painted, with votive inscriptions in the circles. An altar with a copy of the painting Brezjanska Marija (Our Lady of Brezje) leans onto the back wall.

The chapel was built by merchant, choirmaster and amateur composer Lovro Hafner after the death of his only son, who was intended to become a priest. He asked architect Jože Plečnik to draw the plans for a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. With the help of architect Janez Valentinčič, who supervised the construction, the chapel was built in 1934. After the death of Lovro Hafner, the fixtures (angels, Christ above the doors and the bell) were moved to a chapel in the Velika Nedelja village in Prekmurje.


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Location
Preska, Medvode
GPS coordinates
N
46.128637
E 14.415225
Contact
+386 (0)1 361 43 46 (TIC)
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