CHRONOW - TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION CHURCH IN LESSER POLAND

A parish church of Holy  Spirit  in Chronow, Lesser Poland.
It was built in XVII century in a baroque style, cladded with vertical timber boards and a pitched roof covered with a wood shingles .The most interesting architectural elements are the two sophisticated ( baroque style) towers on the top of the roof.



The church has been recently refreshed and  has an interesting history, its external look was being changed in the past but the general structure stayed the same.See also links below were you can see how the church has been modified :

http://www.tarnowskiekoscioly.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=321:chronow-kocio-w-ducha&catid=1:kocioy&Itemid=6

http://free.of.pl/i/ib/txtcms/?id=chronowp

http://www.chronow.katolicki.eu/historia.html

http://krodo.pl/atrakcja/szczegoly/4393/Kosciol_Pw__Ducha_Swietego_W_Chronowie

http://www.tarnowskiekoscioly.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=321:chronow-kocio-w-ducha&catid=1:kocioy&Itemid=6





If you would like to find out more about timber log construction churches in Poland see my other posts below:

ORAWKA - ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN LESSER POLAND
http://architectureofeurope.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/orawka-roman-catholic-church-in-lesser.html

LIPNICA MUROWANA - XV-TH CENTURY CHURCH - POLAND
http://architectureofeurope.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/lipnica-murowana-xv-th-century-gothic.html

RAJBROT - TIMBER LOG CONSTRUCTION CHURCH - POLAND
http://architectureofeurope.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/rajbrot-timber-log-construction-church.html