Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach () is a

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and

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archcathedral in Katowice-Śródmieście,

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. Constructed between 1927 and 1955, the Archcathedral of Christ the King is the largest archcathedral and cathedral in Poland, 120,000 metres cubed large. Construction began in the inter-war period and was funded by the autonomous Silesian Parliament (located within the

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). In the year 1983 the archcathedral was visited by

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. The throne he sat on is on display in the chapel devoted to him within the archcathedral. The archcathedral is faced in stone but constructed from brick.

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