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13-MAY-2017

St. Casimir's Church (Kościół Benedyktynek - Sakramentek)

Founded by Mary Sobieski, wife of King Jan III Sobieski, to commemorate her husband's victory over the Turkish army at the Gates of Vienna. The baroque-style church was designed by Tylman van Gameren and was completed in 1692. In 1944 it served as a Polish field hospital, and received a direct hit from a German bomb, killing more than 1,000 civilians, priests, nuns and soldiers who were inside. Today it has been fully restored and has a charred wooden cross as tribute to those who died. Please note that the church specially requests solemnity and quiet while visiting.

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Zoltán Balogh18-Jun-2017 05:30
Very nice compo Jose. V
Pieter Bos16-Jun-2017 17:37
A very good capture, indeed. ~V
Ika Zinka Eferl16-Jun-2017 17:17
You captured this beautiful structure perfectly. V
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