St. Barbara's Church is a late-Gothic parish church on ul. Długie Ogrody, located to the west of Gdańsk Old Town.
St. Barbara's Church in Gdańsk. Photo by Sławomir Milejski.
Existing in various forms since 1387, it's mid-16th-century reconstruction became a Protestant place of worship and would remain so until it was destroyed in 1945. Following its reconstruction, it became Catholic in 1956. During the Napoleon's war against the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807), St. Barbara's operated as a military hospital.
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