Church of Our Lady on the Sand
Kościół Najświętszej Marii Panny na Piasku - Church of Our Lady on the Sand. Located on Piasek island in the Odra (Oder) River. Piasek means sand. Katedralna 4, Wrocław.
"Beyond the Sand-Brücke, on the Sand-Insel,... Sand-Kirche, or Church of our Lady on the Sand, erected ca. 1350-70, is a well-proportioned structure with polygonal apse and fine groined vaulting. Above the door of the sacristy (right aisle) is a relief of the early 13th cent, representing the foundation of the original church".--Baedeker 1910.
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