Architecture sights in Legnica
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Franciscan Church of St John the Baptist
The Baroque Franciscan Church of St John the Baptist, southwest of the castle and north of the Rynek, is Legnica’s most important church. The chapel off the right-hand (east) wall is actually the sanctuary of the former Gothic church, set at right angles to the existing one. Richly decorated, with a spectacular painted ceiling, the chapel also houses the extravagant Legnica Piasts mausoleum. Enquire at the Museum of Copper nearby and they will open the chapel for you and show you around.
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Cathedral of Ss Peter and Paul
At the southern end of the Rynek, the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul retains two original Gothic doorways. The one on the northern side (facing the Rynek) has a splendid (though recut) tympanum depicting the Adoration of the Magi, while that on the west depicts Mary with the infant Jesus. The interior has the usual hotchpotch of furnishings, of which the oldest piece, the bronze baptismal font with bas-reliefs in the chapel off the left aisle, dates from the late 13th century and is reputedly the oldest metal font in Poland.
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Castle Chapel
A glass pavilion in the middle of the courtyard of the Piast Castle shelters the foundations of the 13th-century Romanesque Castle Chapel.
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