Holy Cross Cathedral

Silesia


Dating to the late 13th century, this Gothic cathedral just north of the Rynek features 73m-high towers and mostly baroque interior furnishing. The lovely bronze gate at the western entrance was erected in 1995 to mark the church’s 700th year.


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