Collegiate church in Tum

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The Collegiate church of St. Mary and St. Alexius in Tum is a Romanesque church of granite built during the years 1140 - 1161 in Central Poland (about 3 km east from town Łęczyca). The church was built in opus emplectum technique and has form of an aisled basilica with galleries, twin-tower west facade and two apses (west and east). Round turrets at the east were added during recontruction after WWII. The church is similar to so the called second Wawel Cathedral founded by Władysław I Herman. It was rebuild in 15th and at the end of 18th century and burned in 1939; reconstruction works ended in 1954. The main (north) portal is sculpted and dates back to the first half of 12th century.