Szczecin Cathedral

Jakuba Apostoła; German: Basilika und Erzkathedrale St. Jakobus) is a Gothic cathedral located in Szczecin, Poland and seat of the Archdiocese of Szczecin-Kamień.

[2] Air raids on the night of 16 August 1944 during World War II resulted in collapse of the spire added in 1901 and extensive damage to other parts of the building.

Following the war, government officials were reluctant to allow reconstruction of the church however, a heritage conservator pointed out that demolition of the remaining structure would be more costly than rebuilding it.

The north wall was reconstructed in a modern style which did not harmonize with the rest of the building and the tower was stabilized, but the spire was not rebuilt.

Organs, to replace those removed before the World War II bombing and never recovered, were constructed and the tower was strengthened so it could support a redesigned spire.

Interior