- Ják
Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = HUN
timezone=CET
utc_offset=+1
timezone_DST=CEST
utc_offset_DST=+2|official_name=Ják
subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Vas
area_total_km2=44.95
population_total=2475
population_as_of=2004
population_density_km2=55.06
postal_code_type=Postal code
postal_code=9798
area_code=94
latd=
longd=Ják is a village in
Vas county,Hungary .The most complete Romanesque Church in Hungary
Ják is the parochial church of a village at the western boundary of Hungary. Originally the church has been built for a St. Benedictian Monastery. The village church was a rotunda in front of the facade of the main doorway of the Ják church.
Both outside and inside the church is adorned with rich sculptures. The 3 naves and 3 apses are formed in a
basilica structure. Columnar capitals are sculpured by plant and some animal ornamentation.The rotunda has been built with 4 folded apsis and 2 floors.
Outer references
* Aradi N. (Ed.): A művészet története Magyarországon. (The History of Arts in Hungary). Gondolat, Budapest
* Fülep L. (Ed.): A magyarországi művészet története. (The History of the Hungarian Arts). Budapest
* Gerevich T.: "Magyarország románkori emlékei". (Die romanische Denkmäler Ungarns.) Egyetemi nyomda. Budapest, 1938.
* Gerő L. : "Magyar műemléki ABC". Budapest, 1984
* Gervers-Molnár, V. (1972): A középkori Magyarország rotundái. (Rotunda in the Medieval Hungary). Akadémiai, Budapest
* Henszlmann, I. (1876): "Magyarország ó-keresztyén, román és átmeneti stylü mű-emlékeinek rövid ismertetése", (Old-Christian, Romanesque and Transitional Style Architecture in Hungary). Királyi Magyar Egyetemi Nyomda, Budapest
* Marosi E.: "A román kor művészete", (Art of the Romanesque Ages). Corvina, Budapest, 1972, ISBN 9631320006External links
* [http://www.terkepcentrum.hu/index.asp?go=map&tid=13958 Street map] hu icon
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