Oblikovanje kamenom na primjerima dviju značajnih hrvatskih sakralnih gradnji 1930-ih godina.

Stone as a basic building element of two prominent examples of Croatian interwar sacral architecture is not only important for its form but also for its symbolic meaning. The 1930s were marked by dominant styles of international functionalism of modern architecture in the world, Europe and Croatia, but two selected examples of contemporary styled stone architecture confirm the existence of a strong and independent trend in Croatian construction, which resulted in a recognizable Croatian version of architectural modernism. The Church of Our Lady of Health in Split, created by the principle of architectural synthesis of reduced classicism and the characteristics of dominant modernism, and the Chapel of the Mother of God - the Queen of Croats on Sljeme in Zagreb, as an example of contemporary interpretation of traditional and historical sacral architecture of continental Croatia, have become expressions for themselves, and not examples of mere reinterpretations of historical architectural inventory. At that time, young architects Juraj Denzler and Lavoslav Horvat presented themselves to the public and to the profession, not only as mature designers but also as excellent masters of performance in big and small scale. Even today, their exceptional regionally characterized sacral architecture justifiably takes the highest place in reviewing Croatian architectural achievements in the twentieth century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]