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Visions of the future : modern architecture, Catholicism, and the state in Central Europe, 1918-1939 /

Offers a novel interpretation of interwar architectural culture in central Europe, focusing on Catholic modernism in Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Examines how Catholic architecture developed in response to the challenges of modernity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rampley, Matthew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2025].
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Europe, Central > History > 20th century.
Catholic Church > History > 20th century.
Église catholique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Catholic church buildings > Europe, Central > History > 20th century.
Church architecture > Europe, Central > History > 20th century.
Modern movement (Architecture) > Europe, Central.
Description
Summary:Offers a novel interpretation of interwar architectural culture in central Europe, focusing on Catholic modernism in Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Examines how Catholic architecture developed in response to the challenges of modernity.
Physical Description:ix, 277 pages, [16] pages of color plates : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271099392
0271099399