kaple svaté Anny (Luka) Chapel

The chapel of Saint Anne is located in Luky's district Karlovy Vary, in the Nарo local cemetery, about 40 minutes walk southwest of the village. It is a Catholic cemetery chapel, which is in the list of protected cultural monuments.

Chapel formation closely related to the story of the cemetery itself. He was founded already in 1612. Three decades later, namely between 1648 and 1653, a new chapel was built at this old burial ground - the one we see today. The beginning of the construction falls into the period after the Thirty Years War, when the Czech countries slowly returned to normal life.

In the eighteenth century, the chapel experienced its greatest step. In 1710 she bought a new painted ceiling with a cassette decoration - a work that was probably of relatively good quality, but in terms of the chapel in the village. However, seven years later, in 1717, this ceiling had to be repaired, suggesting that maintenance was not easy.

The 20th century brought new trials. During the First World War, the bell from the chapel was recited - both the war victim and the example of how the parish objects served the war needs. Soon after the end, as early as 1918, the chapel had a successful action: the new bell was dedicated to Katharina Glötzlová from Záhoří. But after World War II, the situation turned to worse. The chapel stopped serving its purpose and gradually faded. The equipment was systematically stolen or damaged by vandals. Only damaged altars and pulpit have been preserved from the original equipment.

The chapel has a rectangular plan, which is closed in the east by a square presbytery. The presbytery separates the semi-circular victory arch from the main ship. The facades are simply broken down - they are dominated by windows with semi-circular topping. The entrances form rectangular portals in the southwest and southeast walls. The building is covered by a valb roof with a distinctive six-sided bell tower on the ridge.

The historical equipment of the chapel spoke of the religion of local believers. Inside she hung on a crouchte of wooden construction with popular paintings depicting episodes from the life of the Virgin Mary. The main altar was a richly divided portal pillar altar created around 1650, which had the upper part of the statue of Saint Anne Saméthird and the statue of the Holy Trinity. Another side altar with a bolt boasted the image of Saint Anne - patron saint of the chapel.

Today the chapel is presented as part of the rural spiritual midnight of Karlovy Vary. Although it experiences ages of trials and negligible, its presence in the landscape resembles the deep roots of the Catholic tradition in the region. For a visitor who goes to the cemetery, it represents an interesting meeting point with the local history and architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.