Illustration
Towers and quiet
The story behind the illustration
Twin towers, a rose window and a stone portal form an imagined church. This study of sacred architecture represents no particular cathedral; it invites attention to detail and quiet during a city walk.
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Sources checked: 4 October 2026.
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Modernism, townhouses and a wooden church
The Modernism Trail links interwar buildings, including the Drapacz Chmur skyscraper and Silesian Parliament building. A different chapter is the wooden Church of St Michael the Archangel in Kościuszko Park, usually dated to the early sixteenth century. Heritage can speak of established traditions as well as the ambition to be modern.
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