Art nouveau memorial site

The soldiers of the 3rd Mountain Brigade of the Austro-Hungarian Army began building the church in Javorca on March 1st, 1916, and on November 1st, 1916, it already started serving its purpose. It was built according to the plans of the Viennese artist Remigius Geyling. The construction manager was Géza Jablonszky from Budapest.

The wooden parts of the altar inside the church are the work of the Tyrolean carver Anton Perathoner from St. Ulrich/Ortiseia. The uniform Art Nouveau interior and the names of 2,565 fallen Austro-Hungarian soldiers engraved in oak panels give it an important mark.

View of the colourful interior of the church. Photo: Marko Grego, 8. 12. 2015.
View of the colourful interior of the church. Photo: Marko Grego, 8. 12. 2015.
View of the altar niche. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
View of the altar niche. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
View of the interior of the church with a display case in the foreground. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
View of the interior of the church with a display case in the foreground. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: side view of the memorial church of the 3rd Mountain Brigade in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: side view of the memorial church of the 3rd Mountain Brigade in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: floor plan of the Memorial Church in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: floor plan of the Memorial Church in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: plan of altar niche and church. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: plan of altar niche and church. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
The main altar. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
The main altar. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
Part of the left wall with panels and an angel. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
Part of the left wall with panels and an angel. Photo: Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, 22. 8. 2015.
The colourful painting inside the church evokes a special mood in the visitor. Photo: Marko Grego, 8. 12. 2015.
The colourful painting inside the church evokes a special mood in the visitor. Photo: Marko Grego, 8. 12. 2015.
Remigius Geyling: plan of the main facade of the memorial church of the 3rd Mountain Brigade in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: plan of the main facade of the memorial church of the 3rd Mountain Brigade in Javorca. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Above the entrance of the church: the Austrian and Hungarian coats of arms connected with the Habsburg coat of arms. Regional Unit Nova Gorica (IPCHS RU Nova Gorica), documentation of Javorca - Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit EŠD 200.
Above the entrance of the church: the Austrian and Hungarian coats of arms connected with the Habsburg coat of arms. Regional Unit Nova Gorica (IPCHS RU Nova Gorica), documentation of Javorca - Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit EŠD 200.
On the outer walls are 20 stylized coats of arms from the territories of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. IPCHS RU Nova Gorica, documentation of Javorca - Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit EŠD 200.
On the outer walls are 20 stylized coats of arms from the territories of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. IPCHS RU Nova Gorica, documentation of Javorca - Memorial Church of the Holy Spirit EŠD 200.
Remigius Geyling: plan of the left wall of the church. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.
Remigius Geyling: plan of the left wall of the church. Geyling Family Archive, Tolmin Museum.

Coats of arms of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy

On the outer walls of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Javorca - from the entrance, clockwise:

Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Styria
Styria
Carinthia
Carinthia
Carniola
Carniola
Salzburg
Salzburg
Tyrol
Tyrol
Primorska
Primorska
Trieste
Trieste
Bukovina
Bukovina
Galicia
Galicia
Bohemia
Bohemia
Moravia
Moravia
Silesia
Silesia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Bosnia
Bosnia
Rijeka
Rijeka
Slavonia
Slavonia
Croatia
Croatia
Hungary
Hungary

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