The chapel of the House will open next week for the deputies from Pleskot

Prague - The parliamentary chapel will be opened to the members of parliament next week. It was created according to the design of architect Josef Pleskot in the Šternberk Palace. The costs of its creation were approximately 1.5 million crowns, according to earlier information from the press department.

Representatives of the Catholic Church, the Ecumenical Council of Churches, and the Jewish community contributed to the plans through consultations. The space is meant to symbolize that European civilization is founded on Judaic-Christian principles.

The chapel was created from a former cloakroom opposite the so-called stable rooms, where the members of the health and social committee meet. The main objects of the chapel consist of a large circular table with a sector and a cross. The entrance is formed by a light corridor, which is intended to represent the transition from a civil to a spiritual environment.

The festive opening of the chapel on Tuesday will be attended by representatives of the lower house of parliament, Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka, Chief Rabbi Karol Sidon, Chairman of the Ecumenical Council of Churches Daniel Fajfr, and Bishop David Tonzar of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.

According to information from the press department, chapels or spiritual places for prayer exist in the majority of renowned parliaments around the world. This includes the British House of Commons, the German Bundestag, the Polish Sejm, the Swedish Riksdag, and the Israeli Knesset.