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All Saints Church

The 15th century All Saints Church is one of the defining landmarks of Gliwice, and though modified through the ages it remains a stunning example of Gothic architecture. Read_on (No Comments)

Augsberg Evangelical Lord's Resurrection Church

Work began on this neo-Roman beauty to serve the city's growing German- and Polish-speaking Evangelists in July 1856. Read_on (No Comments)

Christ the King Cathedral

Building work began on Zygmunt Gawlik and Franciszek Mączyński's impressive neo-Classical Cathedral on June 5, 1927 with the first digging of a symbolic spade of dirt, although it wasn't until October 30, 1955 that it was finally consecrated. Read_on (No Comments)

Garrison Church of St. Casimir

Poland's first Functionalist Catholic church, Leon Dietz d’Army and Jan Zarzycki's breathtakingly simple design is worthy of further investigation. Read_on (No Comments)

SS Peter & Paul's Cathedral

Not to be confused of Katowice's similarly-named church which it was built right before (1886-1900 to be exact), Read_on (No Comments)

SS Peter & Paul's Church

Built to accommodate an expanding metropolitan congregation who outgrew the limited size of Kościół Mariacki, Katowice's Read_on (No Comments)

St. Andrew's Church

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St. Anna's Church

After spending some time wandering Silesian urban centres searching for the soul within all that communist concrete, it's the sight of something like the Church of St. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Joseph's Church

If you’ve been in Poland even for just an hour, chances are you’ve seen your share of churches. But you haven’t seen one like this. Read_on (No Comments)

St. Mary's Church

Katowice's oldest existing Catholic parish church was built from Silesian dolomite, not the usual red brick, between 1862 and 1870 to a design by the famous Breslau (Wrocław) architect Alexis Langer. Read_on (No Comments)