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Poznań Cathedral — the Archcathedral Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul on Ostrów Tumski (Cathedral Island) — is the oldest cathedral in Poland and one of the birthplaces of the Polish state. The first Polish bishopric was founded here in…
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The Poznań Fara (parish church, pronounced FAH-rah), formally the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Mary Magdalene and St. Stanislaus, is one of the finest Baroque churches in Poland. It stands on Gołębia Street, a two-minute wal…
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The Cathedral Lock is a nearly 200-year-old piece of the Prussian Poznań Fortress on the River Cybina, right next to Ostrów Tumski, the cathedral island. This former fortified weir, now linked by a glass footbridge to the Gate of Poznań he…
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The Franciscan Church in Poznań, officially the Church of St. Anthony of Padua with its Conventual Franciscan friary, stands on Franciszkańska Street at the foot of Przemysł Hill, a two-minute walk from the Old Market Square. Behind its mo…
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In Krzesiny, on the south-eastern edge of Poznań, stands a church that looks as if it had been shipped in from northern Norway. The steep roofs, dark weatherboarding and intricate little tower are not Scandinavian, though: the building was…
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The Golden Chapel in Poznań (pronounced "POZ-nan"), also called the Chapel of the Polish Kings, is a dazzling Byzantine-style mausoleum inside Poznań Cathedral, dedicated to Mieszko I and Bolesław the Brave, the first two rulers of Poland.…