Внушительный собор в бывшей столице королей Пястов An imposing cathedral in the former capital of the Piast kings

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The first mention in written sources of the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is found in 1208 (then it was still just a church). The names of the builders of the cathedral have not been preserved. In the second quarter of the 14th century, the old church building was completely remodeled. The church was expanded from the western and eastern sides. As a result, by 1380 Legnica received an impressive, massive three-aisled cathedral. The western portal of the cathedral is decorated with a statue of the Virgin Mary with Child, which was created in the period from 1338 to 1341. Above the north portal you can see the image of the "Adoration of the Three Kings" - a very rare plot for the Gothic era. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is very closely associated with the name of Pope John Paul II, who was a Pole and idolized in Poland to this day. 03.25. In 1992 he gave the church the status of a cathedral, and in 1997 he held a service here. There is a statue of him in front of the temple building.
The cathedral is very impressive and immediately attracts attention as a monument of architecture.