page_title: Włocławek
section_title: Historical monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Włocławek / Historical monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Ambers Palace in Włocławek. Polski: Pałac Bursztynowy we Włocławku.
context_page_description: Włocławek is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2019, the population of the city is 109,883. Located in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, it was the capital of Włocławek Voivodeship until 1999.
  The city is located in the historical region of Kuyavia and is the region's second largest city after Bydgoszcz.
context_section_description: Copernicus Square
  Copernicus Square (Polish: Plac Kopernika) is located near the cathedral school of the Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary Assumption in Włocławek where Nicolaus Copernicus studied between 1488–91. Together with his teacher, Mikołaj Wódka (Abstemius), he built a sundial for the Cathedral Basilica. In the square there is the monument of Nicolaus Copernicus, the main office of the Higher Seminary, founded in 1569 (first seminary in Poland, and also one of the oldest in the world).
  St. Witalis Church
  St. Witalis Church, 1330, is the oldest Gothic building in Włocławek. Inside the church there are works of Polish 15th-century painting, including a triptych with the scene of the Crowning of St. Mary (1460). In front of the Basilica Cathedral there is a monument of prominent Polish primate Stefan Wyszyński who lived in Włocławek between 1917–46.
  Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
  Gothic Basilica Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption (Polish: Bazylika katedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny) was built in 1340-1411 and was later rebuilt. It is one of the oldest and tallest (86 m) churches in Poland, and it is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland. The basilica includes: 
  Tombstone of Piotr from Bnin, sculpted by Wit Stwosz - 1493,
  Chapter house - 1521
  Renaissance chapel - 1604-1611
  Gothic stained glass windows - 1360, the oldest ones in Poland
  Tombstone of Marcin Talibowski - 1493
  Painting by Francisco de Zurbarán - 17th century
  The Tumski Crucifix
  The largest painting on a single board in Poland - 1470
  Stained glass windows by Józef Mehoffer
  Sculpture, The Last Supper - 1505
  Painting by Juan Correa de Vivar - 1565
  Eucharistic Throne – one of the most magnificent silver masterpieces in Europe - 1744
  Candelabrum by Hans Meyer - 1596
  The Henryk Sienkiewicz Municipal Park
  Municipal Park named after Henryk Sienkiewicz (Polish: Park Miejski im. Henryka Sienkiewicza) is one of the oldest parks in Poland. In the park there is a bust of Henryk Sienkiewicz, a prominent writer and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Quo Vadis.
  Bishop's Palace
  Bishop's Palace (Polish: Pałac Biskupi) is located on the Gdanska street by the river. It served as the bishop's residence from 1858–61 and includes a garden.
  Marshall Józef Piłsudski Boulevards
  Marshall Józef Piłsudski Boulevards (Polish: Bulwary im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego): Historic houses in the Old Marketplace, Church of St. John the Baptist, Bridge of Marschall Edward Rydz-Smigły, Art Museum, Ethnographic Museum, high schools and Marshal Office.
  Brewery B Culture Center
  The former brewery built in 1832 houses a modern culture center with a concert hall, culture associations, small cinema, museum of measurements and café.
  Black Granary
  Black Granary (Polish: Czarny Spichrz) was built between the 18th and 19th centuries. It is the only construction of that kind that still exists in Poland. It currently houses the Dobrzynsko-Kujawskie Cultural Society and the Art Club Piwnica.
  Church of St. John the Baptist
  Church of St. John the Baptist (Polish: Kościół pw. Św. Jana Chrzciciela) have Gothic and Baroque style, brick-layered, from 1538. The interior is in the Baroque style, it includes a Guardian Angel painting (1635), a baroque font - 17th century, a Rococo pulpit - 18th century, a sculpture of John Baptist from Venice (Polish Jan Baptysta Wenecjanin).
  All Saints church and Franciscan-Reformers cloister
  All Saints church and Franciscan-Reformers cloister (Polish: Parafia i Klasztor Ojców Franciszkanów) was built in 1639–1644, in Baroque style with Gothic elements. Here is a Baroque aisle and Rococo altars from the 18th century.
  Evangelical church
  Evangelical church (Polish: Kościół Ewangelicki) was built 1877–79, but in the 17th century was here a wooden church, with an interesting altar with painting in convention of Paul Delaroche.
  Liberty (Freedom) Square
  Liberation Square (Polish: Plac Wolności) It is the town's central square, with the monument dedicated to the Polish soldiers of the II World War, a hotel Zajazd Polski (18th century), restaurant, b
caption: Amber Palace (Pałac Bursztynowy)
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