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Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross and the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brzeg

Plac Zamkowy, 49-300 Brzeg, woj. opolskie

  • Monuments & Culture
  • Churches & Cathedrals

Collegiate Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Brzeg

A Baroque church erected by the Jesuits in the 18th century, with a monumental illusionistic polychromy by Johann Kuben on the vault. One of the finest examples of illusionistic painting in Silesia.

Treasures

  • Illusionistic frescoes by Johann Kuben (a "flat ceiling" giving the impression of a dome)
  • Baroque furnishings

Practical information

Scope

  • Former Jesuit church
  • Next to the castle of the Silesian Piasts

Getting there

Brzeg, near the castle, Opole Voivodeship.

Sposób dojazdu

  • Kamper / samochód

Source: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko%C5%9Bci%C3%B3%C5%82_Podwy%C5%BCszenia_Krzy%C5%BCa_%C5%9Awi%C4%99tego_w_Brzegu ; https://www.visitopolskie.pl/