The exhibition is the result of years of research on Gothic Hall churches in Silesia by Professor Hanna Kozaczewska-Golasz of the Institute of History of Architecture of Wroclaw University of Technology.
The presentation is a documentation of eighteen Silesian hall churches, which include numerous photographs, measurement drawings and reconstructions, made by the author in collaboration with students, graduate students and young researchers of the Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Technology. Hall churches appeared in Silesia in the early 13th century, and gained particular popularity in the 14th century. Silesian architects in those days looked into examples from different countries and then created their own brand of Gothic, distinguished by spaciousness, asymmetry and dynamics.
The Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and Church of the Holy Virgin Mary on Sand Island in Wroclaw are examples of bold and innovative forms and spatial and construction solutions of hall churches that continue to be admired.