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Cathedral 2

The Cathedral is the oldest necropolis of Polish sovereigns. PRIMA SEDES EPISCOPORUM POLONIAE ("The original seat of the Polish bishops" as stated in an inscription over the main entrance), is a very special place indeed. Its millennium-long history reflects landmarks in the development of Poland and Christianity. Among the impressive features of the interior, the following deserve special mention: the Golden Chapel, dating from the early 19th century, which houses the tombs of the first kings of Poland, Mieszko I and Bolesław Chrobry. The Cathedral was repeatedly damaged by natural disasters and wars. Now it is a three-aisle Gothic Basilica with pre-Romanesque and Romanesque relics.
As legend has it, in the Cathedral is a copy of St. Peter's sword which was awarded to Mieszko I by the Pope.