The terrified locals took it as a bad omen and never ventured inside.
The church slowly crumbled away while sermons and services were held outside.
The church organ was damaged.
Each student was to find for themselves their own church.
Although in disrepair, St. Georges church was in good shape.
Its roof was damaged but the interior was still functional, and thats all Hadrava needed for his sculptures.
Hadrava built more than a dozen life-sized ghostly figures dressed in robes and seated them in the churchs pews.
In my case, the models were fellow students.
A single statue, with a little luck, took around half-an-hour to complete.
Hadrava ghostly installation attracted an enormous amount of attention bringing visitors from all around the world.
Petr Koukl says they had visitors from Germany, England, Australia, Brazil, Russia.
Eventually, this project kickstarted an interest in saving other dilapidated churches in the area.
Petr Koukl has now raised enough fund to install a new roof.
He hopes the church will soon be restored to its former glory.
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Sources:www.czech.cz
