National Atribut | supervisor prof. Dr. Ing. arch. Bořek Šípek
The Basis of the attributes of every person or nation is the position of the state. Geographical conditions determine what attributes will have inhabitants due to the offered conditions, under which may arise, whether it is behavior, architecture, or any other. The location of the Czech state is based on the historical legend of Forefather Čech, who climbed the mountain Říp and after seeing the country he decided to settle there. By this decision, he provided the basis for the attributes of his nation. Therefore Říp Mountain is the focal point of all attributes.
At the present time is, unfortunately, the mountain covered by wood and at its peak, there is a chapel built in the 12 century. This chapel has nothing to do with the myths about Forefather Čech. Its Christian symbol is a kind of parasite at this place. When climbing the mountain today, we have no view. The view is not possible even from the tower in which are located bells. The solution is a new Follies mirror, which again provides the basics view of the Czech kind - of the ground. The mirror also allows each individual to search the attribute in itself and also with the context of the surrounding landscape, because nobody identifies himself with all national attributes. |