A Late Gothic hall church from the 14th and 15th centuries, with portals decorated with brick reliefs of dragons and mermaids and a Baroque altar.
The Church of the Resurrection of the Lord in Drawsko Pomorskie is a Late Gothic hall church. It was built from the mid-14th century, when the foundation stone was laid, until the mid-15th century, when the tower was erected. It is one of the two Roman Catholic parish churches in the town and a monument entered in the heritage register.
Fires in the town destroyed the church several times, but the building has retained its Late Gothic architecture. In 1664 a fire caused the Gothic vaults to collapse, and they were rebuilt only in 1913.
The church has three aisles and an octagonal apse. According to the Wikipedia entry, the tower measures 75 m. The most valuable architectural elements are the side portals, north and south, decorated with so-called bestiaries, that is bas-reliefs fired in brick. They show half-human and mythical figures, among them dragons, mermaids, centaurs, knights and unicorns, as well as plant motifs.
The south portal has twelve ceramic reliefs in the capital zone. The north portal is less elaborate, and dragons and manticores predominate on it. The main portal was rebuilt in the mid-19th century into a six-step one, of red and black brick laid in bands.
The historic furnishings consist of a Baroque wooden high altar from 1705-1706, a wooden altar rail, a Baroque font, a wooden pulpit, two organ galleries with a wooden organ case, Neo-Baroque choir stalls and a set of stained-glass windows from the early 20th century.
The church stands not far from the town hall.
Close by lies also the Church of St Paul.
From here a short walk past Plac Konstytucji leads to the centre.
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