The mother church of the archdiocese of Wrocław and one of the finest examples of brick Gothic in Poland. The cathedral was begun in 1244, replacing earlier Romanesque and pre-Romanesque buildings on the same spot. The twin west towers are 98 metres tall and can be climbed (by lift) for sweeping views over the city.
Inside, the high Gothic nave is lined with Baroque side chapels and altarpieces added in the 17th and 18th centuries. The most impressive single piece is the Elector's Chapel by Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, in the same baroque-classical style as Vienna's Karlskirche.