Luční Chvojno, chapel of St. Anthony of Padua, 1965

The chapel's side walls and sacristy featured pilaster frames and semicircular arched windows set in stone. The facade, with rounded corners, pilasters, a triangular pediment, and a portal with a straight lintel dated 1767, was further embellished by two side aedicules. A World War I memorial plaque was placed on the left, unveiled on June 10, 1923. A statue of St. Anthony of Padua, richly robed and holding a child, stood on the right. A polygonal wooden bell tower with an onion dome topped t.. Read more »he gabled roof. The chapel replaced a church mentioned in 1384. In 1784, a small organ was purchased, soon replaced by a slightly larger one in 1786. Considered beautiful, this organ was one of the last furnishings added. It was inspected in 1796 and repaired in 1836. This valuable baroque organ was lost with the chapel. After the Czech resettlement in 1945, the chapel continued to host weddings and funerals. Despite its protected status, the chapel deteriorated due to neglect and declining attendance. Left open to the elements, its ruin was complete. Demolition was ordered in 1971, citing the chapel's collapsed sections, damaged walls, dilapidated roof, and rotted bell tower. The chapel was demolished in 1974. The land belonged to the church and the Road Maintenance Administration.