Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrew in Frombork

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Frombork Cathedral or the Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrew (Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Andrzeja we Fromborku) in Frombork, Poland, is a Roman Catholic church located in the small town of Frombork in northern Poland. Constructed between 1329 and 1388, it replaced an earlier building dating from 1288. It stands on Cathedral Hill on Cathedral Street (ul. Katedralna 8). The basilica is on Poland's official national Historic Monuments List (Pomnik historii), designated on 16 September 1994. It comes under the National Heritage Board of Poland.

The original cathedral, completed in 1288, was a timber structure. It was called Ecclesia Warmiensis, indicating that it was the main diocesan building. In 1329, erection began of a brick and stone church and lasted until 1388, giving rise to the present cathedral. It comprises three naves 90 meters long and 16.5 meters tall, ending in a single chancel. The building had no tower until the end of the 16th century, when a series of renaissance spires was added at the corners. In 1638, a clock was inserted in the central spire. At the...