The Parish Church of the City of Poznań - Part 1 (5 pics)

I took this Friday (today) off and since it was such a nice day I decided to grab my Nikon and pay a visit to the Parish Church of the City of Poznań.  Officially known as "The Sanctuary of the Mother of God of Perpetual Succour", it is a "post-Jesuit" (don't know what that means) church dedicated to St. Stanisław, and it was built from 1651-1705.

It really is a staggeringly beautiful place, and my pictures don't even remotely do it justice.  It is in continual use, and on days like today is not lit up inside, so my pictures could have been better.  But out of respect for the worshipers who are coming in an out all day I didn't want to try and use a tripod or flash.

I did have the incredible luck that as I was there a children's choir came in and sang several songs (hymn's?) in what sounded like Latin.  The acoustics are incredible (as you would expect) and they were very talented.  It was an almost surreal experience, but I feel very lucky to have been there at just the right time.  I saw them elsewhere later and they seemed to be part of student group that was visiting Poznań, not regulars.

Anyway, I think I'll spread the pictures out over 3 days or so.  So make sure you click the link to see the rest of the pictures below and then check back tomorrow and Sunday.

Don't forget, click the pictures to see the larger-sized images.

Enjoy!