Inside Saint John’s Archcathedral

Saint John’s Archcathedral is Warsaw’s most important cathedral. It is effectively, the cathedral of cathedrals. The church was first built in 1390 in the Old City of Warsaw and also quite close to the royal palace. Due to the lack of space here the church soars high above the ground. It is probably only fitting that the church was designed a Gothic church which is characterized by high columns and roof. The exterior of the church is red brick which seems to be quite common here. I went inside the cathedral and it was surprised to see that it wasn’t dark at all as Gothic churches tend to be.

The interiors of the Saint John’s Archcathedral were painted a light color in contrast to how Gothic churches tend to be. As I expected, the church is quite narrow, having only two sets of pews on each side of the church. However, I don’t know if people come to this church at all since the Old Town of Warsaw is mainly a tourist area and I doubt if a lot of people actually live here. The windows are large stained glass windows which unsurprisingly let the light in. The church is probably tall enough to be higher than the next building to be able to let light in. There was a monk figure sitting near the entrance of the church and I wasn’t sure whether I should proceed inside. There is no ongoing service so I think I might be able to have a look around.

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