St. Roch's Church, Białystok
Church in Centrum District, Białystok / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St. Roch Roman Catholic Church in Białystok, Poland was built between 1927 and 1946 in a modernistic style, designed by renowned Polish architect, professor Oskar Sosnowski.[1] Its official name is Church-Monument of Poland's Regained Independence (Kościoł-Pomnik Odzyskania Niepodległości) and it stands on the Saint Roch hill on Lipowa Street in Białystok, in the spot where a Roman Catholic cemetery, founded in 1839, once stood. The cemetery was profaned by the Russians during the January Uprising.
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St. Roch's Church in Białystok | |
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Bazylika św. Rocha w Białymstoku | |
53°08′04.5″N 23°08′40.5″E | |
Location | 1 Księdza Adama Abramowicza, Centrum District, Białystok |
Website | www |
Architecture | |
Style | Modenism |
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Height | 78 m |
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