Baroque Pulpit

Holy Trinity Evangelical Church. Kościół Pokoju - Church of Peace in Świdnica. Baroque wooden pulpit and sounding board (canopy) of 1729. Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica UNESCO World Heritage site. Inscribed in 2001. DSC_0021

The Church of Peace in Świdnica

September 19th 2018
The Collette tour offered an optional evening excursion to Świdnica to see the Church of Peace. Of course, Susan and I wanted to see it. It's a UNESCO World Heritage site. The group left Wrocław about 3:30 p.m. and reached Świdnica an hour later. The route led past the scenic foothills of Lower Silesia, though the ranges remained in the distance. The Churches of Peace (<em style="color:Ê ... read more

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10th January 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Holy Trinity Altar
Exquisite in any sense of the word. I have posted some of your pics in TB's "Cathedrals, grand churches, mosques & places of worship" thread in the Photography Forum. Check 'em out. I wonder what treasures the other Baroque wooden churches reveal. A wonderful quirk of history that they have survived the wars of destruction throughout history that have plagued this part of Europe.

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