Tum Island: Cathedral

Tumsky Island is the oldest corner of Wroclaw, probably, therefore, life here seems to slow down its course.

A beautiful bridge with a green arch, ducks and swans, weeping willows stretching to the waters of the Odra, lawns and flower beds, a constellation of architectural Gothic monuments, among which, perhaps, the most striking is the monumental cathedral of John the Baptist. It is the first Gothic temple on Polish soil.

The temple is truly impressive, still retaining traces of the Romanesque cathedral built in 1158-1178 by Bishop Walter: the figure of St. John, a copy of which is on the north wall of the cathedral, as well as columns and a Romanesque lion in the portico. By the way, those who want to tie the knot should pay special attention to the sculpture of a lion. According to legend, it must be rubbed on Easter Monday in order to tie the bonds of Hymenei.

Built in 968, the temple was repeatedly destroyed. After World War II it was restored in Gothic style.

Today in the dungeons you can see the relics of the first cathedral, the tombs of the first rulers, as well as the baptistery. Inside are the tombstones of the XIV-XV centuries, the main Gothic altar of 1512, as well as the Golden Chapel, which houses a tomb in the Byzantine style of Sack I and Boleslaw the Brave.