Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka is an archcathedral

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located in

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; in

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History

The building committee was called in 1895. The

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was blessed on June 16, 1901, by Bishop of Warsaw Wincenty Teofil Popiel. The building was built out of non-plastered

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, in the Rohbau architectural style, by which the church was built between 1901 and 1912, following the plans of the ''Wende i Zarske'' firm. The construction of the church was co-led by

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er Emil Zillmann, with small corrections made by architects:

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, and Sławomir Odrzywolski-Nałęcz from

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. The

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is based on the

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. The archcathedral in

, is the tallest building in the city, with a height of 104.5

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, and is one of the highest churches in

References

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