St. Peter's (Peterbaznica) 
Skarnu 19.
 
First mentioned in the chronicles in 1209, St. Peter's was a Catholic church until 1523, 
when it turned Lutheran. Its wooden tower, the highest in Europe at that time, has been 
destroyed several times. It first collapsed in 1666 and was rebuilt a year later. To see 
how long it would last this time, the builders hurled a glass from the top: the more 
pieces the vessel broke into, the greater the tower's longevity. Alas, a pile of straw 
cushioned the glass' fall and the spire burnt down one year later. Artillery fire 
destroyed the structure again in 1941. In 1973 it was finally rebuilt and the glass ritual 
was repeated, this time with smashing results.