Szczecin Cathedral
Archcathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle | |
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Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Jakuba Apostoła | |
Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień | |
Location | |
Location | Szczecin, Poland |
Geographic coordinates | 53°25′30″N 14°33′18″E / 53.425°N 14.555°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Gothic, neo-baroque |
Completed | 14th century |
Height (max) | 110.18 meters |
Szczecin Cathedral, in full the Archcathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle (
History
The church was established in 1187 and the Romanesque-style building was completed in the 14th century. The church was built by the citizens of the city and modeled after the Church of St. Mary in Lübeck. In ca. 1220 Pomeranian Duke Bogislaw II was buried in the cathedral.[1] One of its two towers collapsed during a storm in 1456 and destroyed part of the church. Reconstruction lasted until 1503 and the entire church was remodelled based on a single-tower hall church design. After the Reformation, it was part of the Pomeranian Evangelical Church.
The church was destroyed again in 1677 during the Scanian War and rebuilt between 1690 and 1693 in the Baroque style. In 1893, the church was remodelled again however, the west tower collapsed during a storm in 1894 and had to be rebuilt. This renovation was completed in 1901 leaving the church with a spire of 119 metres (390 feet).
Air raids on the night of 16 August 1944 during
In 2006, another renovation commenced which included new heating systems and flooring. Organs, to replace those removed before the World War II bombing and never recovered, were constructed and the tower was strengthened so it could support a redesigned spire. In 2010, a new,
Gallery
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Cathedral ruins after World War II
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Church of St. James in Szczecin (2013)
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The church in January 2008, during the final stages of tower reconstruction, when the spire was added
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Clock
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View from Old Town
References
- ^ Kozłowski, Kazimierz; Podralski, Jerzy (1985). Gryfici. Książęta Pomorza Zachodniego. Szczecin: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza.
- ^ "Historia" (in Polish). Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Things to do in Szczecin". Virtual Tourist. Virtual Tourist.com. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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