On one end of the “island” is St. Martin’s chapel, the only part left of a former castle. 
It was the town chapel built in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. In the late 13th century a small brick Gothic church was erected. 
This sign on the wall reads:
It was the town chapel built in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. In the late 13th century a small brick Gothic church was erected. 
This sign on the wall reads:
We are Poles.
The faith of the fathers is the faith of our children.
Pole to Pole, we are brothers.
Every day serve the Polish nation
.Poland is our Mother.
We are not allowed to speak badly of our mother.
~Laws of a Pole.
Not only was Catholicism allowed to exist, but this statue of the pope was allowed to be built. 
Poles were treated differently than other Communist countries.
Poles were treated differently than other Communist countries.Residence of the archbishop of Wroclaw
St. John the Baptist Cathedral. St.John is the patron saint of the city so this is the main cathedral. It is on the original island, Tumski Island, the first building to became brick in about 1200. Everything else was wood..
These used to be stone lions but they have disintegrated somewhat since it is considered good luck to rub them
These used to be stone lions but they have disintegrated somewhat since it is considered good luck to rub them.Before and immediately after WWII
We took the elevator to the top of St. John's Cathedral, seeing the alligator downspouts. Since it was exactly noon, the bells rang both chimes and songs for about ten minutes. Very cool to be right next to them!
The round building is the Panorama building that we went to at 1:30.
Church of the Holy Cross
The round building is the Panorama building that we went to at 1:30.
Church of the Holy Cross
Inside St. John's: 
War damage: 
War damage: 
St Giles' Church, erected in the 1220s, is the oldest late Romanesque church in Wroclaw preserved in its original form. 
Door:
Inside: 
Door:
Inside: 
Immediately outside is the dumpling gate--
which depicts the story about man whose wife made dumplings. She died and he was very sad that he had no more dumplings. A genie brought him a bowl which would continue producing noodles as long as he didn’t eat them all up. He did, and a noodle was placed on top of the bridge as a reminder of the consequences of greed.
which depicts the story about man whose wife made dumplings. She died and he was very sad that he had no more dumplings. A genie brought him a bowl which would continue producing noodles as long as he didn’t eat them all up. He did, and a noodle was placed on top of the bridge as a reminder of the consequences of greed.Grunwalski Bridge
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