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08 December 2019

wooden gem

Considered one of the most beautiful wooden churches from southern Poland.
A roof detail of Saints Philip and James Church in Sekowa.  Built around 1520 from larch wood, it was extended in the 13th C with a spire and veranda. During 1914-15 some of the wood from the altar was used for trenches and firewood. There was some reconstruction done in 1918 and again in 1948 after the second world war ended. 

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3 comments:

Mail Adventures said...

Wow, this is a great piece of history!

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Bob Scotney said...

History indeed - so much in churches like this.

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Joy said...

A beautiful survival. I do love a wooden building.
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