fara ve Střešovicích Parish house

Welcome to Rostovice. Right now, standing in this interesting place where the streets of Sibelius and Farni cross, you have the opportunity to feel the peace and history that has settled here over many years. In front of your eyes is a building which is not just an ordinary house but an important witness to the past of this neighborhood. It's the rectory of St. Norbert's Church. Look at her two floors and try to imagine what lives were going on here, what voices were echoing in these walls and how the world was changing around this corner, while this building lasted. Feel the atmosphere of this place, which seems dignified and peaceful, as if it itself told stories about people who once lived and worked here.

In order to fully understand the importance of this building, we need to go back deep into the past by the end of the nineteenth century. Imagine Prague back then, a city that was going through major changes. It was during this period, in the late 1980s, that important things began to happen here. If we look at the exact timeline, we'll find that the work at this place was not sudden. On the eleventh of November in 1889, the first steps began when it began to dig for the foundations of this building. It was a period when the city grew and needed new facilities for its spiritual services. Working on the foundations was the first step to build a solid and permanent residence for people who took care of spiritual life in the area.

The work progressed and already in 1890 the completed construction was ready to be handed over. The whole process, which led to this moment, was carefully planned for the building to meet all the needs of the time. This whole building then settled firmly in the history of 1891. This rectory wasn't built for nothing, it had a clear purpose. It served as a home for spiritual people, for those who took care of the chapel of the Virgin Mary of the Angels. Later, however, her role changed as the city and the church themselves were to develop, and became a seat for the vicar of St. Norbert's Church. It is fascinating to see how the function of the building adapted to the needs of the community that formed around it.

Now pay attention to the very appearance of the building in front of you. Although we do not know the names of the particular architects who designed this shape, we can see in its form the intention to create something lasting and beautiful. This building is built in a neo-Renaissance style. This style was very popular at the time because it returned to the ideals of the old, order, harmony and balance. When you look at this two-story structure, notice its overall form. Its two floors give it the right size, but at the same time it keeps it on a human scale to fit well into this historic environment. Feel the harmony of the building wedged into this corner where two streets meet. It's a building that has its own dignity and carries the calm of old architecture.

The history of this place is also linked to various people whose names belong to the history of this region. Although they may not be spoken of much anymore, their presence in the history of this place gives the building depth. These include Erasmus Marčan or Zikmund Antonín Starý. Although their particular role at any moment may not be clear to you, their existence reminds you that every building is made up of human stories, efforts and lives of those who have been joined here. This rectory was not just an empty place, it was part of a living chain of human destiny.

It's very interesting that this building is not just an ordinary house, but it also has a special status. Since this building is so valuable for its appearance and its history, it has been protected as a real-estate cultural monument since 1995. This means that her beauty and her spirit are protected from oblivion and unwanted changes. It is proof that even this simple, though beautiful, construction can be of great value to the whole company. It's our common heritage that connects us to the past.

Looking at this building on the corner of Sibelius and Farni streets you can realize how important this place is for the entire Střešovice district. The rectory of the church of St. Norbert stands here as a fixed point, a landmark that has survived for centuries, which today allows us to stop and think. It's a place where history meets the present every moment you look at it.

I hope that this short journey in time that we have taken together has brought you some new sensations and helped you better understand the place you are standing on. Střešovice still have many more secrets, many more streets and buildings waiting to be discovered. So keep walking through these beautiful streets, look around you and let yourself drift through the atmosphere of this historic city. I will say goodbye to you and wish you a wonderful rest of the day and many other pleasant experiences in the next survey.