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St. Elizabeth's Church

Bazylika św. Elżbiety Węgierskiej - St. Elizabeth's Church. Tower completed in the mid-15th century and rebuilt in 1531-1535. The tower is 300 feet (91.5 m). Construction of the current Gothic church was supported by Bolesław III in the early 14th century. Built in 1309-1387. A Lutheran Church from 1542 to 1946 and then a Catholic church. Rebuilt in the 1980s. "...Church of St. Elizabeth, to the N.W. of the Ring, founded about 1245 and largely rebuilt at the end of the following century, has a tower 300 ft. in height (1452-56) and three choirs".--Baedeker 1913. IMG_5660
Wrocław Day 2

September 19th 2018
Today began with a morning sightseeing tour of Wrocław with a local guide. The group boarded our motorcoach over on Nowy Świat, along the Odra River. (Coaches are not allowed along Kiełbaśnicza where the hotel was located. I liked that name--Kielbasa Street!) The coach drove us over to the Exhibition Grounds. The Wrocław Exhibition Grounds opened in 1911 in a then far eastern part of the city ... read more
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Polish Flag Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of ... ... read more
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