Poland is an astounding country! Only here, while going past a small provincial town, you can see a masterpiece of ancient architecture: a majestic castle or a monastery. Or an impressive cathedral, as in the case with a picturesque town in the former East Prussia, Frombork. Most of the sights here are related to the name of the famous scientist Nicolaus Copernicus: a water channel, an observatory, and a library, not to mention monuments in his honor. But the main pearl of Frombork is the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew where Copernicus worked as a canonic. Here he wrote his legendary work On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.

The magnificent monument of temple architecture was erected in 1388, though the cathedral was founded much earlier in 1261. Since then, the mighty structure looking like a medieval castle has risen above Cathedral Hill. It seems like it looks out for parishioners. The church is surrounded by thick defensive walls where you can come only by an ancient drawbridge. In the Middle Ages, temples were a whole city and were built for several centuries. Walls and bridges protected them from numerous attacks and a spacious area allowed having everything with no need of going out.

The Gothic cathedral in Frombork is famous for its organ created in 1684. Charming sounds of the old instrument still resound during services. But the main thing the cathedral is proud of is the history of the scientist’s life and work within its walls. Here you can see a picture of the talented Polish artist Jan Matejko called Astronomer Copernicus or Conversations with God. The Copernicus Tower depicted on it has survived to this day as well as an octagonal building with a planetarium and the Foucault pendulum.