Gniezno Cathedral

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The Royal Gniezno Cathedral (Polish: Bazylika Prymasowska Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Gnieźnie) is located on the Lech Hill in Gniezno. It's one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland. The building dates from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries and is the third church built on that Hill. The contemporary temple is a three-nave basilica with an ambulatory and a wreath of fourteen chapels. Most tourists come to the cathedral to see the famous Gniezno Doors, considered a masterpiece of Romanesque casting art in Poland. The side chapels are very interesting, especially the Potocki Chapel and the Łubieński Chapel, where several Polish primates are buried. The temple is one of Poland's national Historical Monuments, as designated on September 16, 1994 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.