Chapel of St. Joseph the Worker on the Water in Ojców (Poland)

Chapel "On the Water" - a chapel in the village of Ojców, Ojców National Park, at the foot of the Pralatki Rocks. It is a historic wooden religious building, dedicated to Saint Joseph the Worker. It was built in 1901 on the site of the former "Goplana" spa baths on concrete foundations, connecting both banks of the Prądnik stream. According to legend, the unusual location of the building was chosen, because in this way the tsar's ban on building on Ojców land was circumvented, so the chapel was built on the water. The chapel is built in the so-called Swiss Ojców style. The openwork construction of the bell tower shows elements of Alpine architecture. The interior resembles the Zakopane style, fashionable at the beginning of the 20th century. There are three altars, decorated with pediments in the form of peasant huts. The main altar features a symbolic sun, 5 saints and a painting of Our Lady of Help of Christians, painted in 1901 by one of the patients of the Goplana spa. There are also patriotic elements; on the sides of the altar, two eagles hover above three rising snakes. The eagles symbolize Poland, the three snakes represent the three invaders. In front of the chapel is a meadow, called Goplana Meadow and the St. John's Spring.

An uncomplicated, beautiful, small model, suitable for modelers of any experience. Only beginners and modelers with little experience are recommended to work under the supervision of a more experienced colleague and this should not be one of the first more complex models You make. It is well designed and not overloaded with the number of details (although, some modelers would have liked more detail). The graphic instructions, although, not too large, are detailed, in the form of classic three-dimensional drawings, the textual instructions are also not too large and also detailed, perfectly complementing the graphic instructions. There are no reserves of colors and textures. However, experienced modelers, using a second magazine and relying on original photos, found on the Internet, can turn this publication into a real masterpiece of architectural models.