St. John’s Archcathedral

St John's Archcathedral is a Catholic church within the in , . The Brick Gothic structure stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: “Bazylika archikatedralna pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela” and “St. John’s Archcathedral, Warsaw”
  • Address: Świętojańska 8, Warszawa, 00-288
  • Roof shape: pyramidal
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sigismund’s Column and Church of the Gracious Mother of God.

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Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at , Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first secular monument in the form of a column in modern history. is situated 180 metres south of St. John’s Archcathedral.

Church
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The Jesuit Church, also known as , is an ornate church within the Old Town precinct in , . The temple stands on Świętojańska Street, adjacent to St John's Cathedral, and is one of the most notable mannerist-style churches in Warsaw.

Square
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is a historic in front of the Royal Castle – the former official residence of Polish monarchs – located in , Poland. It is a popular meeting place for tourists and locals. is situated 110 metres south of St. John’s Archcathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old and New Town and Mariensztat.

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The Old Town and New Town are the two oldest parts of . Administratively, they are neighbourhoods in the district of . The Old Town is comparatively small to the old towns of many other European cities, as during the time of its development Warsaw was a small town of mostly local importance and not yet the capital of Poland.

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighbourhood along the river in central , the capital of . Situated between the riverbank and the UNESCO-protected Old Town, is part of the larger Śródmieście borough and is one of the city's smallest neighbourhoods.

Quarter
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New Town, Polish: Nowe Miasto, historically known as New Warsaw is a neighbourhood, and an area of the City Information System, in the city of , , located within the district of .

St. John’s Archcathedral

Latitude
52.24888° or 52° 14′ 56″ north
Longitude
21.01362° or 21° 0′ 49″ east
Inception
14th century
Height
0.1 metres (0.33 feet)
Open location code
9G4362X7+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q648754
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“St. John’s Archcathedral” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ եկեղեցի”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Հովհաննես Մկրտիչ կաթոլիկ եկեղեցի”
  • Belarusian: “Архэкафедральны сабор Св. Яна Хрысціцеля”
  • Belarusian: “сабор Святога Яна Хрысціцеля ў Варшаве”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Яна Хрысціцеля”
  • Belarusian: “сабор Сьвятога Яна Хрысьціцеля”
  • Bulgarian: “Йоан Кръстител”
  • Bulgarian: “Катедрала св. Йоан Кръстител”
  • Bulgarian: “Катедралата св. Йоан Кръстител”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Йоан Кръстител”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Joan de Varsòvia”
  • Chinese: “圣若翰洗者圣殿总主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Ivana u Varšavi”
  • Czech: “Arcikatedrála svatého Jana Křtitele”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Jana Křtitele”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Jana Křtitele”
  • Danish: “Johanneskatedralen”
  • Dutch: “Johanneskathedraal”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskathedraal (Warschau)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Johanneskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوحنا”
  • Esperanto: “Ĉefkatedralo Johano la Baptisto en Varsovio”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Johanneksen katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale de Varsovie”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean de Varsovie”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean de Varsovie”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Jean”
  • German: “Archikatedra św. Jana Chrzciciela”
  • German: “Johannesdom”
  • German: “Johanneskathedrale”
  • German: “Kathedrale von Warschau”
  • German: “St. Johann”
  • German: “St. Johannes”
  • German: “St. Johannis”
  • German: “Warschauer Dom”
  • German: “Warschauer Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός της Βαρσοβίας”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת יוחנן הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent János-főszékesegyház”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Warsawa”
  • Italian: “basilica Arcicattedrale di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Varsavia”
  • Japanese: “ワルシャワ聖ヨハネ大聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ヤン大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성 요한 대성당”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Jāņa arhikatedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Švento Jono Krikštytojo arkikatedra bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Varšuvos šv. Jono Krikštytojo arkikatedra bazilika”
  • Lithuanian: “Varšuvos Šv. Jono Krikštytojo arkikatedra bazilika”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Свети Јован Крстител”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Johannes døperens katedral i Warszawa”
  • Norwegian: “St. Johannes døperens katedral i Warszawa”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت جان، ورشو”
  • Polish: “Archikatedra pw. Świętego Jana Chrzciciela”
  • Polish: “Archikatedra św. Jana w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “archikatedra w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Bazylika Archikatedralna św. Jana Chrzciciela w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jana w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “katedra w Warszawie”
  • Polish: “kolegiata w Warszawie”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Ioan din Varșovia”
  • Russian: “Костёл Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Russian: “собор Святого Иоанна Крестителя”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätého Jána vo Varšave”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Jána Krstiteľa”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Jána vo Varšave”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Jána”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala v Varšavi”
  • Slovenian: “nadstolna bazilika sv. Janeza Krstnika v Varšavi”
  • Slovenian: “Nadstolnica sv. Janeza, Varšava”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica v Varšavi”
  • Slovenian: “varšavska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “varšavska stolnica”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan de Varsovia”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Juan”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Johannes ärkekatedral i Warszawa”
  • Swedish: “St. Johannes ärkekatedral i Warszawa”
  • Tatar: “Изге Чукындручы Иван җәмигы”
  • Turkish: “St. John Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Архікатедральна базиліка святого Івана Хрестителя (Варшава)”
  • Ukrainian: “катедра Івана Хрестителя (Варшава)”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Івана Хрестителя (Варшава)”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Івана Хрестителя”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Івана Хрестителя”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Thánh Gioan Baotixita ở Warszawa”

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