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Collegiate Church of St. Mary

Local name: Kolegiata NMP

Monumental Gothic church is one of the oldest religious buildings in Lower Silesia. Her most valuable treasures are relics of the Romanesque church of the twelfth century frescoes in the side chapels, vaulted ceilings and stunning contemporary stained glass windows. At the 75-meter tower, at a height of 50 m. In 2006, it was placed three bells calling the faithful to Mass music sound interval Te Deum. Florian bell weighing 1500 kg, less Barbara weighs 1000 kg and the smallest Sophia - 750 kg.

Collegiate boasts a long history, dating back to the eleventh century. The current Gothic temple shape reconstructions obtained after the late fifteenth century. Previously we reported the existence in this place of late Romanesque basilica with three naves. In the eighteenth century, the church received a baroque interior decor. In the nineteenth century, it rebuilt the church tower collapsed earlier. Collegiate has been severely damaged at the end of World War II during the battle of Glogow. The reconstruction began only in 1988 and it continues to the present.

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