Chapel of St. Martin, St. Ursula and St. Erhard, Cheb

Address: 
Cheb, Czech Republic
Type of work: 
General assessment, complex restoration works, ventilation system
Investor: 
City of Cheb
Provider: 
GEMA ART GROUP a.s.
Realization: 
2000 - 2003

The two storey Romanesque chapel built by the German emperor Frederick I of Barbarosa of the Staufen dynasty at the end of the 12th century, on the location of a former Slavic fortified settlement. The simple, compact, block-shaped exterior with its rubblework masonry and inset granite wall supports stands in stark contrast to the stylistically dissimilar interior layout. With its four massive granite piers, cross vault and square nave is a textbook example of Romanesque architecture. The upper section of the chapel is adorned with slim marble columns and the cross vault. The restoration work fully respected the results of the analytical research carried out by GEMA ART in 2000 and covered 100 % of the entire body of the Chapel. Ventilation project was designed and subsequently implemented to stabilize the interior climate. Project was completed in 2003.