Built between 1720 and 1727 for the Order of the Holy Sepulchre, this church has one of Silesia’s best baroque interiors, complete with elaborate stucco mouldings, an opulent high altar, gilded organ and trompe l’oeil wall paintings.
Church of SS Peter and Paul
Silesia
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