Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Jelenia Góra
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| Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Jelenia Góra | |
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 Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Jelenia Góra | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Jelenia Góra, Poland |
| Construction started | 1709 |
| Completed | 1718 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Martin Frantz |
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church (Polish: Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego) is an originally Lutheran, now Roman Catholic church in Jelenia Góra, Poland. It is one of the Grace Churches (German: Gnadenkirchen), built in Silesia after the intervention of Swedish king Charles XII, who forced Austrian Emperor Joseph I to provide right for Protestants.[1]
The construction of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church was begun in 1709 and completed in 1718.[1] It was designed by Martin Frantz on a Greek-cross plan, modelled after the Katarina Church in Stockholm.[1] In 1806 the fire destroyed the stairwell and the cupola of the church,[1] which were reconstructed in the years 1810–1811. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church was Lutheran up to 1947, later it became Catholic.[1]
