St Joseph Cathedral, Hanoi
Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam Christianity
Hanoi’s principal historic Catholic cathedral and a major landmark of the Old Quarter.
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Phat Diem Cathedral
Kim Sơn, Phát Diệm, Ninh Bình, Vietnam Christianity
A celebrated Catholic cathedral complex combining Vietnamese traditional forms and church architecture.
Cathedral of Saints John in Toruń
Toruń, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland Christianity
Medieval Gothic cathedral within Toruń’s internationally recognised historic core.
Frombork Archcathedral Basilica
Frombork, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Poland Christianity
Gothic cathedral of Warmia closely associated with astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
Oliwa Archcathedral in Gdańsk
Oliwa, Gdańsk, Pomorskie, Poland Christianity
Former Cistercian abbey church renowned for its elaborate historic pipe organ.
Pelplin Cathedral Basilica
Pelplin, Pomorskie, Poland Christianity
Monumental former Cistercian church, among northern Poland’s notable Gothic cathedrals.
Zamość Cathedral
Zamość, Lubelskie, Poland Christianity
Renaissance cathedral central to Zamość’s planned historic city.
Wrocław Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Ostrów Tumski, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland Christianity
Landmark Gothic cathedral on Wrocław’s historic Cathedral Island.
Gniezno Cathedral
Gniezno, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity
Poland’s historic primatial cathedral and centre of devotion to Saint Adalbert.
Poznań Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
Ostrów Tumski, Poznań, Wielkopolskie, Poland Christianity
Cathedral on Ostrów Tumski closely linked to the beginnings of Christian Poland.
Saint John’s Archcathedral in Warsaw
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland Christianity
Gothic-revival archcathedral in Warsaw’s reconstructed Old Town, a national ceremonial church.
Wawel Cathedral
Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland Christianity
Royal cathedral at Wawel Hill, long associated with Polish coronations and dynastic burials.