MUST SEE: St. Jacob's Church

St. Jacobs Church, built in 1309-1424 as a parish church for the New Town o f Toruń, is considered the greatest Gothic temple in Toruń.

A system of external buttresses, very rare in Poland, but typical of Gothic churches in Western Europe was used in it. It was partly covered in the 15th century as a result of the extension of its
aisles. Inside there have remained many valuable historic objects in part stemming also from the Dominican monastery which existed in Toruń 200 years ago. The most valuable objects of the interior are Gothic paintings and sculptures from the 14th and 15th centuries, Renaissance organs
and the Baroque high altar as well as the equipment of the side chapels.



In St. Jacob’s Church there is also a monumental, mystical crucifix presenting Christ crucified on the Tree of Life out of which grow 12 branches with leaves, decorated with images of the Old Testamen
prophets. This Gothic sculpture, made at the end of the 14th century for the Domican monastery in Toruń, is considered an outstanding
and unique work of Central European medieval art.