This is a Polish Church of Peace,
Built in Jawor and Swidnica.
The Catholic ruler, King Ferdinand,*
Allowed Lutherans to build three on his land.
But he didn’t want them to last, so it was understood,
They had to be made from mud, straw and wood.
He decreed they should not possess bells, towers or domes,
Which is why they were built in the shape of homes.
And they had to be outside the city wall,
Way beyond the urban sprawl.
The exteriors are plain to please “the flock”,
The interiors were all really high Baroque.
The irony is two churches survive today,
Proving Ferdinand the Third had feet of clay!
*King Ferdinand III
Caro Field Author 
are you moving to crystal palace London? do say hi if so. Nice photo and great picture
We live in Westwood Hill! SE26. Where are you?
looks like he botched that one. When visiting Poland, I visited a church that is said to be a thousand years old. It was still in service. It was near a grave yard and I was very impressed with the head stones.
He sure did! They are great though, aren’t they?
Something else I have never seen. Thank you for the info. They look really beautiful!!
Aren’t they?!
Or, perhaps, proving that good construction lasts- and can trump “permanent” materials.
I don’t know about permanent….my old house was mud and stone and was built in 1658…
I didn’t know this story. How wonderful! In the United States we have a lot of “temporary” structures still used many years later. But nothing quite like this.
They are quite unique, I think.,,
Lovely church. I didn’t know about it. So thank you for this post. For some reason, this post made me want to tell you about the Armenian church I saw in Kensington. Did you even know that there was an Armenian church in Kensington?
No, I can’t say I did! Is it beautiful?
Just proof that the house of God will stand, if you believe that kind of thing.
Indeed, Ann
At first glance I would have thought this was English Tudor, but obviously not. Interesting.
It does look like a Tudor house, you’re right!