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St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw, Poland

St John's Archcathedral in Warsaw, Poland

Mieszko I and Bolesław I the Brave in the Golden Chapel of the Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Poznań, Poland

The Royal Archcathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus on the Wawel Hill, also popularly called as the Wawel Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Church and Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Kraków, situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland.

Saint John's Archcathedral in the Old Town of Warsaw is a brick gothic cathedral in the heart of the city. I decided to have a look inside the cathedral despite that monk like figure near the door. There was no service going on so I think it would be a okay to take photos. Like a lot of old cathedrals, there are a lot of interesting places inside the cathedral. Perhaps first one anyone would see would be a chapel dedicated to Cardinal Wyszyński who was known for his stand against the Nazism and Communism. There were other chapels around the cathedral as well.

Saint John's Archcathedral is Warsaw's most important cathedral. It is effectively, the cathedral of cathedrals. The church was first built in 1390 in the Old City of Warsaw and also quite close to the royal palace. Due to the lack of space here the church soars high above the ground. It is probably only fitting that the church was designed a Gothic church which is characterized by high columns and roof. The exterior of the church is red brick which seems to be quite common here. I went inside the cathedral and it was surprised to see that it wasn't dark at all as Gothic churches tend to be.

There were several interesting structures here in the Old Town of Warsaw which happens to be a UNESCO World Heritage site. There were the requisite churches here with Poland being a deeply Catholic country. There was a structure here that probably stood out most for me. I actually wasn't sure what it when I initially thought it was a museum. It turned out to be another church, however, it wasn't just any church, it was a cathedral, but still, it wasn't just any cathedral, it was an archcathedral.