St. Dorothy's Church in Radków (Poland)

The church on the site of the current sanctuary was built in 1570-1588 for Protestants. In 1624 it was taken over by Catholics and given the name of St. Dorothy (Dorothea). This sanctuary burned down during the great fire of 1738, which almost completely destroyed it. The reconstruction work was completed in 1740 and it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, but most of the interior equipment was rebuilt in that style. As relics from the 16th century, both crypts remained: the northern and southern. The exterior of the church looks very heavy and menacing, built of field stones, and above it rises a quadrangular tower as a dominant element, which is topped by an onion-like dome and a gallery. A small bell tower is built on the roof at the top of the western sanctuary wall. The interior of the church is divided into three naves, covered with barrel vaults with lunettes, and a three-aisled presbytery, covered with a cross-beam vault. The church has three altars: the main one and two side altars, which survived from the reconstruction after the fire of 1738. The main altar is decorated with a crucifixion scene; the side altars are dedicated to Saints Joachim and Aloysius. Wooden sculptures of Saints John of Nepomuk, Bartholomew and several others are placed near the side pillars. This church is probably the main attraction of Radków.

A medium size, medium-complexity, well-designed and perfectly detailed model for medium-experienced and experienced modelers. The textual instructions are not too large, but quite detailed in Polish and Czech, the graphic ones are also not too large, but perfectly illustrate the entire process of assembling the model. The color reserve, as is becoming common for “Orlik” publishing house models, is in the form of small strips at the junction of two sheets with details.