St. Mary's Church

Amazing church. We’ve been blessed to participate in two masses with my mother, the christmas mass and the Sunday one. It’s a spectacular cathedral located in Gdansk city center near the port. The altar is great, and the suspended cross of Jesus is just mindblowing spectacular. Nothing short of sensational. I liked also the harmonics in voices of the two priests during Christmas mass, one had a very bass voice with the other one topped him with christal clear harmonics. The musician I am had a great mass singing along and listening to them. It was so beautiful I’m just out of words. Just sit, relax, and enjoy these pictures if you are not fortunate enough to visit this gothic artwork. Amen

Walking into St. Mary’s Church feels like entering a cathedral of light. The soaring white arches draw your eyes upward, while the vibrant stained-glass windows fill the interior with deep blues and warm reds. The atmosphere is calm and surprisingly intimate despite the impressive scale. The golden altarpiece and the astronomical clock were the highlights of my visit. Both are beautifully preserved and full of intricate details that you can admire up close. Several side chapels display sculptures, marble monuments and religious artifacts, making the whole space feel like an open-air museum. During my visit the floors were still slightly wet from melted ice outside, so I walked carefully, but it didn’t affect the experience. The church was quiet, and it was easy to appreciate each section without crowds. A must-see landmark in Gdańsk for anyone interested in architecture, history, or sacred art.

Stopped by St. Mary’s Church (Bazylika Mariacka) in Gdańsk and it’s absolutely stunning even from the outside. The massive brick architecture is impressive, and the square around it has a great Old Town atmosphere for photos and a short break. Definitely a must-see landmark while exploring Gdańsk.

Not the most ornate but a truly worthwhile visit. The climb to the viewing point in the roof (400 steps) is well worth it. The main reason i liked it was not so much for the view, which was fantastic, but for the rough and ready (authentic) steps and scaffold walkways which i much prefer to the sanitized/safe "tourist friendly" experiences that are the norm nowadays. Highly recommended.

A lovely church, worth a visit. Some videos of the inside and a couple of photos from the viewing platform outside. Dropped a star as the middle of the church was roped off, and they allowed too many people onto the viewing platform which was quite small, but aside from this, we enjoyed our visit. It's was PLN 20 to walk up to the viewing platform which is very reasonable, it's 400 steps up, sometimes narrow and steep.

Unbelievable architecture! We visited after seeing posts on SM which showed the views of the city you could achieve if you climbed the tower! Well we took on challenge of the 410 steps and we weren't disappointed! Just exhausted! Not an easy climb. A steep, narrow spiral stone staircase takes you halfway to the top before a wider steps take you to the summit! If you want to see Gdansk in all it's glory it's worth the pain! Superb!

We climbed 400 steps to the top of the tower. Would have been an amazing view on a clear day, but even in the mist it was lovely. Some of the stairs are narrow and steep with no handrails.

Inside the church is beautiful, climbing up to the top cost around 20zł, the ascent through the spiral stair and normal stair was easy and the view was worth it, the tricky part was going back down through the spiral

AKA - Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary This is a gorgeous Church and an exception to my sometimes "Oh Wow - Another Pretty Church" sarcasm while Gayle and I are on vacation in a foreign land. There's couple interesting factoids about this place: - It's one of the 2 or 3 largest brick churches in the world. - From the 16th Century until 1945, it was the largest LUTHERAN church in the world. Gdansk used to be the German city of Danzig and my guess is that the Lutheran-faith Germans were expelled after WWII Gayle and wandered in here as part of a tour and were quite struck by its beauty inside. A was particularly stuck by the astronomical clock and the altar.

Beautiful church. So many of the churches in Poland are just breathtaking. I tried to stop in and see as many as possible. Fairly quick to see all of this one. I actually stumbled onto this church and I'm glad I did. It is absolutely massive. It's also one of the key churches in the city to see. You'll see it on all the postcards and souvenirs throughout the city. So I'm glad I found it. The Pope is also scheduled to attend the church in 2023!

This Roman Catholic church was built between 1343 and 1502, it's one of the largest brick churches in the world. It's totally worth the visit and I highly recommend to go on the top of the belltower. After climbing many stairs, you will reach on the top, a small observatory deck (10 złoty fee ), the view is just amazing on Gdansk ! 5/5 visited in May 2018

The Gothic Church of St. Mary is the largest church in Poland (105 metres long) - an aisled hall with a transept (66 metres wide) and square tower (78 metres high) - and the world's largest brick church, with a cubic capacity equal to that of Notre-Dame in Paris.