One of the oldest churches in Warsaw, it was built in the early 15th century. According to tradition, it stands on the site of a pagan temple, and a long time ago it was known as 'the temple of fishermen' and artisans. During the 15th and 16th centuries, an extension of the temple was added to the three-aisle basilica church and the bell tower was also built at this time. The church was destroyed twice, once during the Swedish Deluge (1655) and then again during the Nazi occupation of Poland (September 1939, and the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944). After World War II the church was rebuilt in order to restore its original appearance, and its Gothic silhouette with a bell tower is one of the most distinctive buildings standing by the Vistula. In its interior you can see two 18th-century chapels: of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and of Saint Barbara and beside the church there is a terrace from which you can admire a panorama of the Vistula and the right bank of Warsaw.