The brick Gothic cathedral church of St. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, known as the Latin Cathedral. The building faces east, completely plastered. Hall, three-nave layout. Annexes and chapels adjoin the body of the church. The northern tower, serving as a belfry, covered with a cupola made by Jan Niedźwiecki in 1766. Topped with a gilded cross by Karol Sievert in 1844. Three vestibules lead to the interior of the temple.
Architecture
Brick Gothic church
Main nave
Entering the main nave of the Basilica from the presbytery two walls tombstones attract attention. To the left hand: the tombstone of Katarzyna from family of Ossolinski Jablonowski castellans Wiślicki lived in the second half of the XVIII c. can be seen.
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Main altar
The central place of the church is occupied by the main altar of Rococo style from 1765-1771 by Piotr Polejowski project. The altar is adorned by four figures of Church Fathers such as St. Augustine, St. George, St. Ambrose and St. Jerome by the authorship of Maciej Polejowski.
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Chapel is of the Blessed Sacrament or also called Gold
Going along the aisle towards the musical choir the first right-hand chapel is of the Blessed Sacrament or also called Gold or by Wiśniowiecki family. The chapel was created over XV-XVIII cc. The interior space of the dome is adorned by Stanisław Stroiński polychrome of the Eucharistic theme.
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Chapel to the Flagellation of Christ
The third chapel from the North side was devoted to the Flagellation of Christ but also it is called the chapel of Kampian. The chapel originates from the period of the second half of the XVI-II and the half of XVII c.
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Chapel of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The next row of chapels from the side of the choir, this time finished to the South side of the Basilica, is opened by the chapel of Divine Mercy and Our Lady of Perpetual Help. The chapel has been built by Piotr Milewski in the first half of XVII though its design was maintained in modern style.
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Basilica catacombs
In the Basilica catacombs,covered with a network of corridorsleading to the burial crypts, there are graves of Lviv metropolitans transferred there after the Second World War from other different Lviv churches due to the threat of Soviet desecration. The grave of the archbishop Boleslaw Twardowski (1865 – 1944) containing the relics of the priest originally placed in the Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn church established by him really deserves attention.
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