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Image: Catedral de Gniezno, Gniezno, Polonia, 2014-09-17, DD 25-27 HDR

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Description: Silver relic coffin of Adalbert of Prague (956-997), Gniezno Cathedral, Gniezno, Poland. The coffin was made by Peter von der Rennen of pure silver in 1662 after the previous one, established in 1623 by King Sigismund III Vasa himself, was robbed by the Swedes in 1655, during the Swedish invasion. The Brick Gothic cathedral served as the coronation place for several Polish monarchs and as the seat of Polish church officials continuously for nearly 1000 years. Throughout its long and tragic history, the building stayed mostly intact making it one of the oldest and most precious sacral monuments in Poland.
Title: Catedral de Gniezno, Gniezno, Polonia, 2014-09-17, DD 25-27 HDR
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