St. Elizabeth's Church, Gothic church near Market Square in Wrocław, Poland.
St. Elizabeth's Church is a brick house of worship in the old town of Wrocław with a tower rising over ninety meters high. The façade shows the typical brickwork of medieval building style, while columns and vaults inside extend over a length of roughly seventy meters.
The present building began taking shape in the early fourteenth century after an older Romanesque structure was demolished. The northern crossing tower received its form after several rebuildings and repairs that continued into modern times.
The floor plan shows three naves under a shared roof, with the central nave separated from the side aisles by slender pillars. Light falls through tall windows with colored glass and casts shifting patterns of shadow on the brick walls.
The climb to the viewing platform involves several hundred steps and can be tiring, but rewards visitors with an open view over the rooftops of the city. The tower climb is often closed during rain or wind.
Inside the church there is a memorial hall for the Polish Underground State and Home Army, which recalls the resistance during the Second World War. The stairway to the tower top leads through narrow passages where visitors can still see traces of old craftsmanship on the bare brick walls.
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