Olomouc, CZ

Red Church

The Red Church in Olomouc is a Neo-Gothic landmark designed by Franz Böhm and built in 1902, which served as a book store until 2019. After renovation, it will host cultural and educational events.

About this building

The Red Church in Olomouc is a Neo-Gothic building that stood unused as a book store until 2019. Originally designed by Franz Böhm, it belongs to Camillo Sitte's urban plan for the city. In 1919, it became the church of the German Evangelical Church, but later, its activities declined, and it was handed over to the University Library as a storage facility for books.

The church contains preserved elements like the wooden pulpit and carved side choirs, while the organ is in a different church. During the renovation, a modernist foyer was added to connect it with the Research Library, and it is now planned to be used for cultural, educational, and social events.

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Interior features

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m
  • Steps to enter the building or churchyard
  • On street parking at the building
  • Parking within 250m
  • Café within 500m
  • Wifi

Other nearby buildings

Wikimedia Commons/Michal Maňas

St. Moritz Church

The church of St. Moritz was built in the 15th century on the remains of a Romanesque church first built in the 11th century. In the second half of the 19th century, the church was completely restored and an attempt was made to enlarge the two neo-Gothic towers on the west façade.

Wikimedia Commons/xkomczax

Olomouc Cathedral

St. Wenceslas Cathedral was founded in the 12th century in the Romanesque style and was later rebuilt in the Gothic style. At the beginning of the 16th century, a presbytery from the early Baroque period was founded. At the end of the 19th century, the church underwent a radical reconstruction in the neo-Gothic style that gave it its present appearance.

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