The Jawor Peace Church is a Protestant wooden church with a half-timbered structure. It is one of two historic sacred buildings still built as part of the Peace Accord of Westphalia (1648). The church is a world cultural heritage site of UNESCO.
The Medieval Synagogue in Jawor is an Ashkenazi synagogue built in 1364. This brick Gothic building was transformed into a church.
The Peace Church of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica is one of two historic sacred buildings built under the terms of the Treaty of Westphalia (1648). In the interests of peace, Silesian evangelicals were allowed to build three Protestant temples in Silesia, including one in Świdnica. The building has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2001.
The Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. Its interior and exterior have been richly decorated in this style. The church was part of the old Cistercian abbey built in 1728-1735.
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