Sights in Kalisz
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St Nicholas’ Church
The St Nicholas’ Church dates from the 13th century and was originally Gothic, but has been modernised several times. The painting of the Descent from the Cross over the high altar is a copy. The original, painted in Rubens’ workshop in about 1617 and donated to the church, was burnt or stolen during a mysterious fire in 1973.
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Collegiate Church
The Collegiate Church is a typical example of a lavish Catholic church, built in 1353 and rebuilt in the 18th century. It boasts a baroque interior flooded with gilt and glitter and is a popular pilgrimage site thanks to an allegedly miraculous picture of the Holy Family, dating from the 17th century.
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Regional Museum
For a more in-depth examination of the city’s story, the Regional Museum features archaeological and historical exhibits from Kalisz and surrounding areas. The museum also has an annexe in the Jesuit college, the Centre of Drawing & Graphic Arts.
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Bernardine Church
The 1607 former Bernardine Church, now owned by the Jesuits, has a spectacular interior. It is unprepossessing from the outside, but its wide nave glows with sumptuous baroque decoration. The altars and the wall paintings on the vault date from around the mid-18th century.
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Main Market Square
Start your sightseeing in the low-key but attractive Main Market Square, whose name is unusually rendered in Polish as Główny Rynek, rather than the other way around - obviously the city's founders valued a certain eccentricity in adjective order.
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Centre of Drawing & Graphic Arts
It displays temporary exhibits of drawings and graphic arts, including works by Tadeusz Kulisiewicz (1899–1988), a Kalisz-born artist known mainly for his drawings. Enter from ul Łazienna.
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City Park
The Old Town sits in the angle between the Prosna and Bernardynka Rivers, with a dozen small bridges and the City Park stretching to the southeast.
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Town Hall
Head for the tower of the Town Hall. There are fine views from the top, and an exhibition relating the history of Kalisz.
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