02108nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260003600043653002200079653001900101653001700120653002200137653001700159653001700176653002500193100002000218700001400238700000800252245009200260490000800352520148600360020002001846       2019                            d  bInstitute of Physics Publishing10aIndustrialisation10aCultural value10aarchitecture10aUrban development10aUrban growth10aPublic space10aSacred architectures1 aKatarzyna Hodor1 aEwa Warys1 aIOP00aDevelopment and Role of Sacred Structures in Gliwice Before the End of The 20th Century0 v4713 aIn the paper, the complexes of sacred architecture in Gliwice are discussed in the context of the urban development of the city. The sacred architecture objects here are connected both with the Roman Catholic and Evangelical denominations. The city, since the medieval times, had been developing around its very centre. One of the most important elements in the study of the history of the urban development of the city was the analysis of the drawings of Friedrich Bernhard Werner and of the state of the city presented on a map from 1902. The research concerned also the landscape in the public space which emphasised the significance of the sacred architecture buildings. Currently, within the administrative perimeter of the city, there are many individual buildings or entire urban complexes which may serve as examples of a landscape sacrum. The origin of these buildings was closely connected with the historical past of the city or was the outcome of its industrialisation occurring from the 18th century onwards. Nowadays, many of these objects can be regarded as examples of buildings of high historical, artistic and cultural value. Historical temples, shrines, crosses and cemeteries illustrate the combination of the changes in the artistic styles and tendencies in sacred architecture and art with the local tradition. They are important elements of the urban composition of the city, being at the same time, places of worship and carriers of its intangible heritage.  a17578981 (ISSN)