View of partly ruined St George's church (kostel Sv. Jiří) in Luková settlement near Pilsen, Czech republic
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History of the St. George’ Church in Czech Republic
St. George’s church in Czech Republic is one of the most mysterious treasure in the world. Apparently, this church was built in a small village called Lukova in 1352. However, people abandoned this church in 1968 due to roof collapsed in a funeral. Since then, people refrained from going inside. Instead they convince that the church is hunted and leave it to the elements. Therefore, people of the village consider fallen of ceiling of the church as not a good sign. As a matter of that, they thought it was evil indeed inside the church. Therefore, no one went inside the church again and St. George church in Czech Republic remain mysterious since then.
St. George Church Got a New Look
Even though, the St. George Church remained empty for decades, in 2012, one of resident called Petr Koukl started to raise the funds to repair the St. George church. After that, he got assistance from student Jakub Hadrava. As a result of that, together they created installation of plaster model statues and place them inside the church. Especially, these statues got look like ghosts sitting inside the church. And also, these creators covered these statues with sheets. Finally St. George church got a new look with these amazing creations after many years.
LUKOVA, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 16: Ghost statues by artist Jakub Hadrava are placed at the St. George’s church near Plzen on November 16, 2014 in Lukova, Czech Republic. Artist Jakub Hadrava created 32 plaster life-size ghost statues, which symbolize Sudeten Germans who lived in the village. St. George’s church, which was build in the north-western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in 1352, fell into disrepair after the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. Hadrava’s aim is to make the church more attractive for visitors and to gain money for renovation work. According to voluntary church manager Petr Koukl, about 2500 people from around the world have been visiting the church this year. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images)LUKOVA, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 16: Ghost statues by artist Jakub Hadrava are placed at the St. George’s church near Plzen on November 16, 2014 in Lukova, Czech Republic. Artist Jakub Hadrava created 32 plaster life-size ghost statues, which symbolize Sudeten Germans who lived in the village. St. George’s church, which was build in the north-western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in 1352, fell into disrepair after the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. Hadrava’s aim is to make the church more attractive for visitors and to gain money for renovation work. According to voluntary church manager Petr Koukl, about 2500 people from around the world have been visiting the church this year. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images)LUKOVA, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 16: Ghost statues by artist Jakub Hadrava are placed at the St. George’s church near Plzen on November 16, 2014 in Lukova, Czech Republic. Artist Jakub Hadrava created 32 plaster life-size ghost statues, which symbolize Sudeten Germans who lived in the village. St. George’s church, which was build in the north-western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in 1352, fell into disrepair after the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. Hadrava’s aim is to make the church more attractive for visitors and to gain money for renovation work. According to voluntary church manager Petr Koukl, about 2500 people from around the world have been visiting the church this year. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images)LUKOVA, CZECH REPUBLIC – NOVEMBER 16: Voluntary church manager Petr Koukl lights a candle as ghost statues by artist Jakub Hadrava are placed at the St. George’s church near Plzen on November 16, 2014 in Lukova, Czech Republic. Artist Jakub Hadrava created 32 plaster life-size ghost statues, which symbolize Sudeten Germans who lived in the village. St. George’s church, which was build in the north-western Bohemian region of the Czech Republic in 1352, fell into disrepair after the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. Hadrava’s aim is to make the church more attractive for visitors and to gain money for renovation work. According to voluntary church manager Petr Koukl, about 2500 people from around the world have been visiting the church this year. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images)
St. George Church is Getting Tourists’ Attention
However, in recent years the St. George in Czech Republic was getting tourist attention with ghost appearance creations. Undoubtedly, the church was getting world attention. In 2014 a video about St. George published on YouTube. After that the world was getting curious about the St. George in Czech Republic. Moreover, the roof the church has been repaired with funds raised from admission fee to visit the St. George church. Significantly, some concerts and occasional mass has been held in the St. George church.
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At present the St. George church is only open ion Saturday from 1pm – 4pm. Moreover, about 150 people are coming every weekend. On the top of that, tourists from everywhere in the world also visit the St. George church most often. After all, St. George church in Czech Republic is getting tourists’ attention and has become a tourist destination in the world.
View of partly ruined St George’s church (kostel Sv. Jiří) in Luková settlement near Pilsen, Czech republic/Getty Images
