St. Bartholomew’s Church in the New Town district of Gdańsk Poland
St. Bartholomew’s Church, which is currently a Greek Catholic church, is located in the Gdańsk District of New Town, next to St. Bartholomew’s alley. The temple originates from the 15th Century. Between the 16th and 20th Centuries, it was a Lutheran church. A gothic tower was added to the hall building during the years 1591-1600, while the interior is decorated with an iconostasis - a decorative wall covered with icons - inside the Orthodox church. During World War II, the building was almost completely destroyed. Its reconstruction took over 25 years. The interior preserved the beautiful gothic vaults in the vestry and chapel and the crystal vaults in the side recesses. After the reconstruction, the church was owned by the Jesuit Order until the year 1990. Since 1996, the temple has been a Greek Catholic Church, which, as a temple of Byzantine and Ukrainian prayer
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Location: ul. Zaułek Św. Bartłomieja 180-847 Gdańsk poland polska europe
Photo credit: © Paul Sampson / Travel / Alamy / Afripics
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