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Łowicz basilica


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Lowicz Cathedral is one of the most important church for Roman-catholic church in Poland.

The present Baroque shape of Lowicz basilica dates back to the half of the c17th as a result of the reconstruction of the Gothic church performed by Italian architects A. and I. Poncino on the initiative of the archbishop, Maciej Łubieński. The basilica has 3 naves, a prolonged chancel and six chapels. The interior houses numerous altars, tombstones of 12 Poland’s primates and other church dignitaries and a huge pipe organ with 3 keyboards and 41 voices. Panoramic view of the town stretches beyond the church tower. In August the International Organ Festival of Jan Sebastian Bach is held in Łowicz lending splendour to the town and the basilica.

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Stary Rynek market 23/40
99-400 Łowicz
Provinsen: ŁÓDZKIE
Lengde- og breddegrad: 52.107583,19.945556