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of the Blessed Virgin Mary – probably from the turn of the 10th and 11th century; Church B (the earliest parts originate from the 10th century); Church of St Gereon (probably the palace chapel); the Church of St. George; the Church of St Michael; the Twenty-Four Pillar Room (possibly part of the Ducal Mansion); the
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In 1869, due to the accidental opening of the coffin of King Casimir III, a second funeral was performed. Consequently, an initiative was taken to renovate other monarchs' tombs in the cathedral. The underground crypts were connected with tunnels, sarcophagi were cleaned and refurbished and new ones
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The Silver Bell Tower (originally known as the Wikaryjska or Priest Tower) dates from the early 12th century and is the oldest of the Wawel's many towers. However, the tower has many later additions and only the 12-metre-high rectangular base can be dated as belonging to the 11th-century Hermanowska
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In addition to the cathedral, the hill was also the site of other building work. The earliest evidence is of wooden structures dating from the 9th century, with the earliest stone buildings dating to the 10th and 11th centuries; the remains of the following buildings date from this era: the Rotunda
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was its patron. The new cathedral was consecrated in 1142. Quite a lot is known about the building because an image of it is engraved on a 13th-century chapterhouse seal, and some of its remains and foundations are well preserved; besides the lower 12 metres (39 feet) of the Silver Bell Tower, the
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While the arcaded courtyard is considered a fine example of Renaissance art, it has subtle eccentricities—hints of Polish Gothic within its form, a steeply hipped and projecting roof (necessary in a northern climate) counterbalancing the soaring effect created by the uppermost arcade being higher
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was constructed in the final quarter of the 14th century and the spire in 1769. The tower contains three bells; the largest was made in 1423, the next largest around 1271 and the smallest in 1669. In the foundations of the tower is a burial vault containing the remains of notable Poles from all
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During this period, the Wawel began to take its present appearance and size as further buildings were developed on the hill to serve as quarters for the numerous clergy, royal clerks, troops, servants and craftsmen; this work included defensive walls, ramparts and the 'Jordanka,' 'Lubranka,'
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Little is known of the first royal residences at the Wawel until Casimir III the Great, who reigned from 1333 until 1370, had a Gothic castle erected next to the cathedral; this consisted of multiple structures situated around a central courtyard. In the 14th century, it was rebuilt by King
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include the largest collection of Ottoman tents in Europe. With seven specialized conservation studios, the museum is also an important center for the conservation of works of art. With over 2.56 million visitors in 2023, Wawel Castle is the most visited art museum in Poland and the
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on the third floor, whereas the rules of Italian Renaissance architecture place it on the second floor; again this indicates that while the design was inspired by Italians, the Polish artistic and cultural tradition was not extinguished in the execution.
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In the 17th century, Wawel became an important defensive point and was modernised and heavily fortified. Later, the transfer of power to Warsaw did not change the symbolic role and importance of the Wawel Cathedral, which was still the place of royal
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and the symbol of Polish statehood, Wawel Castle is now one of the country's premier art museums. Established in 1930, the museum encompasses ten curatorial departments responsible for collections of paintings, including an important collection of
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in Polish. This ravine once divided the hill. An alternative theory is that the word means 'protrusion from the marshes' which surrounded the hill. However, the most recent theory is that "Wawel" is a regular continuation of the name
1769:, three large buildings housing a military hospital were built on the hill. During the latter half of the 19th century, the Austrians rebuilt the defence walls, making them a part of the expanded Kraków fortification system (two new 1028:, a legendary Polish prince, who supposedly founded the city of Kraków and built his palace above the slain dragon's lair. The oldest known literary reference to the Wawel dragon comes from the 12th century, in the work by 1137:, in 1320, was still able to take place within its precincts. In the same year construction of a third cathedral, consecrated in 1364, began at the King's behest, the key elements of this cathedral are preserved today. 1854:
painted murals in the vault of the cathedral and created stained-glass windows in the St. Cross Chapel as well as paintings in the Szafrańcy Chapel. Mehoffer is also responsible for the stained-glass windows in the
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was elevated and the Shrine of St Stanislaus (a marble altar and a silver coffin) and the Vasa Chapel were constructed. Baroque memorials were also erected, among others were tombs to bishops Marcin Szyszkowski,
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From his death, in 1935, Słowacki had originally rested in the Cathedral's St Leonard's Crypt and the decision to move his remains to a less prestigious vault beneath the bell tower was controversial. Ref:
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took place at Wawel Cathedral. Since that event, national heroes have been entombed within the cathedral; prior to this date, only bodies of monarchs were interred there. In 1818, the body of national hero
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From this early period of the Wawel's history originates the popular and enduring Polish myth of the Wawel Dragon. Today, it is commemorated on the lower slopes of the Wawel Hill where by the river, is
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than those below (a feature unknown in Italy) to give the courtyard a uniquely Polish renaissance look. The extra height of the uppermost arcade is truly unusual as it indicates and places the
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and stands directly adjacent to the Royal Castle. The Hill has a long history of religious functions; some of the oldest extant architectural remains are those of the Rotunda of the
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era, c. 100,000 years BC and owed its rapid development to its location being the crossing of a number of key trading routes. Wawel is believed to be one of the strongholds of the
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was cast, by Hans Behem, in bronze; it is the largest of the five bells hanging in the Sigismund Tower and was named to honour King Sigismund I the Old. It weighs almost 13
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The Wawel Hill has archaeological remains indicating settlement from the 4th century. Archaeological studies suggest that the earliest settlement dates back to the Middle
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The 18th and 19th centuries were to be a period of decline and misfortune for Wawel. The decline had begun as early as 1609, when King Sigismund III moved permanently to
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The chapel is considered one of the most notable examples of architecture in Kraków, it has been hailed by many art historians as "the most beautiful example of
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Empires. Thus, the significance of the Wawel Hill comes in part from its combination of political and religious significance. The Cathedral holds the relics of
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where Polish monarchs were crowned and buried. Some of Wawel's oldest stone buildings can be traced back to 970 CE, in addition to the earliest examples of
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and also the tombstone of bishop Andrzej Zebrzydowski designed by Jan Michalowicz from Urzedow. During the 20th century, the cathedral became the site of
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Trade and urban development in Poland: an economic geography of Kraków, from its origins to 1795 – Volume 20 of Cambridge studies in historical geography
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The 14th-century former Cathedral house, in the shadow of the Silver Bell Tower, between the Vasa Gate and the former Clerical Seminary, now houses the
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ceiling, exemplifying the skills of both Italian and Polish craftsmen. To decorate the palace's rooms, Sigismund (and later his son) purchased over 350
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in Poland. The current castle was built in the 14th century, and expanded over the next hundreds of years. In 1978, Wawel was declared the first
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The tradition of burying notable Polish national in the cathedral has continued into the 21st century: in 1927, the ashes of the romantic poet
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At the end of the 11th century, construction work began on a replacement cathedral, today called "Hermanowska" as it's likely that
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Słownik starożytności słowiańskich, red. G. Labuda, Z. Stieber, t. 6, Wrocław – Warszawa – Kraków – Gdańsk 1977, s. 341, 342.
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in construction and surrounded by side-chapels, added in later centuries. The earliest of these chapels were built off the
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was carved at the beginning of the 16th century and is attributed to Jorg Huber. The cathedral also contains memorials to
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The history of Wawel is deeply intertwined with the history of the Polish lands and Polish royal dynasties already in the
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returned to Poland and it's believed that Kraków first became a royal residence and the capital of Poland at this time.
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and the chalice, buried with the bishop, were later exhumed from his tomb during its accidental discovery in 1938.
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Around 1305 to 1306, the Hermanowska Cathedral was partially destroyed by a fire; however, the coronation of King
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The much admired Sigismund Chapel, called "the pearl of the Renaissance north of the Alps" by foreign scholars
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was officially returned to Poland by Hungary and it is now kept in the collections of the Wawel Castle. Since
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on the left and Castle to the right. Over centuries, various styles of architecture have evolved side by side.
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vaulted ceiling. From the close of the 15th century, a further nineteen side-chapels were built or rebuilt.
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The decline worsened drastically when the hill was occupied by the Prussian army in 1794; at this time, the
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and the rotunda by the Sandomierska Tower all date from this era, as does a church near the Dragon's Cave.
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decorated the walls of Queen Sophia's Chapel with paintings depicting Polish saints and national heroes.
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During this period, many changes were introduced in the cathedral – the high altar was remodelled, the
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Piotr Makuch, Wawel – starożytny Babel. Rozwiązanie zagadki, "Alma Mater", 2008, nr 104–105, s. 57–61.
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on public display along with countless art treasures and items of historical Polish significance.
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decided to have it rebuilt with the work carried out under the direction of the Italian architect
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Chapel, was completed. The cathedral's west entrance is flanked by two chapels; one dedicated to
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was placed within the chapel. A second work by Thorvaldsen was placed in Queen Sophia's Chapel.
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including members of their families and eminent personages, like the hat and sword given to
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tribe which formed a nation at the turn of the 8th and 9th century AD. Its legendary rulers
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Today, the Wawel is both a place of national pilgrimage and a popular tourist destination.
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In 1517, the 16-year-long construction of another chapel adjoining the cathedral began.
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palace was initially supervised by two artisans from Italy: Francisco from Florence and
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The Wawel, medieval plan with the rebuilding work of 1502 to 1544 outlined in red. Key:
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In the year 1000, the Kraków diocese was established followed by the construction of a
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were finally returned to Poland for burial in the crypt. More recently, the bodies of
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was buried in St. Leonard's Crypt. During the reconstruction of Potocki Chapel in a
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Sigismund's Chapel: Tomb of the chapel's founder, Sigismund I the Old, and his son,
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From the late 18th century, when Poland lost its independence during the period of
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were brought to the cathedral, ten years later the statesman and former Leader of
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Tower date from their reigns, as do the Jadwiga and Jogaila Chamber, in which the
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In February 2021, a unique 16th-century child armour belonging to Polish king
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After a fire in 1595 when the north-east part of the castle burned down, King
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below the cathedral is a relict of an older temple built in the 11th century.
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limestone dating back to the Oxfordian age (155–161 million years ago). This
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For an evaluation of this and other theories, see Petro Andreas Nungovitch,
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An older section of Wawel from the 14th century, now the Cathedral Museum.
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courtyard. It represents nearly all European architectural styles of the
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in the 1040s, while others date the destruction to a fire in the 1080s.
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and then taken by the Russians on 26 April 1772, during the war of the
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and enlarged over the centuries into a number of structures around an
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were made). At the same time, the Poles tried to retake the hill.
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The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M
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In 1925, a column fragment of Wawel Castle was incorporated into
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periods of history. Other notables are also buried at the nearby
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Johann Nimmrichter; Wolfgang Kautek; Manfred Schreiner (2007).
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rooms which were used from the 15th century on for storing the
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In 1905, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, in his capacity as
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Crown Treasury (center) and Sigismund Tower (right) where the
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was the first king to be buried in the cathedral in 1333. His
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Here All Is Poland: A Pantheonic History of Wawel, 1787–2010
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Evacuation of Polish National Treasures during World War II
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A view on the cathedral from the Vistula river in the 1930s
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which depict the Sufferings of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
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in the Italian Renaissance courtyard within Wawel Castle
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Renaissance and Baroque period (16th and 17th centuries)
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Wawel was the seat of the national government and the
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The museum's holdings in 1337:and bishop Fillip Padniewski – both designed by 622:epoch (23–25 million years ago) and consists of 2774:Cheshire, Lee; da Silva, José (27 March 2023). 1144:Wawel Cathedral & its subsidiary chapels: 4192: 3779: 3598: 1044:Wawel Cathedral—the Silver Bell Tower with a 8: 3538:Introduction by Sacheveral Sitwell. (1969). 3465:(in Polish), International Cultural Centre, 3166:Wawel Castle: history of the Royal Residence 2017:The Crown Treasury situated in the historic 1735:, the most outstanding landscape painter of 634:and abounds in caves (e.g. the Dragon's Den— 3523:Skowron Ryszard, "Wawel. Kronika dziejów", 2281:View from the Archaeological Museum Gardens 1911:, the largest such presence outside of the 1406:The reign of the penultimate member of the 1292:(1440–1492); the former is notable for its 4199: 4185: 4177: 3786: 3772: 3764: 3605: 3591: 3583: 3495:Grychowki Michał, Czyżewski Krzysztof J., 2591:Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection 1972:Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection 40: 31: 3296:. Fox News. 13 April 2010. Archived from 2945: 555:: rotunda of Saints Feliksa and Audakta; 524:in 1596 (designated officially in 1793). 482:20th most visited art museum in the world 3213:"Chicago Brick of the Day: Wawel Castle" 2127:The castle seen from the Dębnicki Bridge 1917: 1480: 1393: 1139: 1055: 1039: 676: 491: 50:on the right and the castle on the left. 3513:, Kraków: Wydawnictwo Karpaty, 1996, 2685: 2683: 2632: 2301: 2098: 3485:, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Arkady, 1988, 1641:'s sarcophagus and tomb in the chapel. 1329:in 1492. The late Gothic tombstone of 373:, it was established on the orders of 3396:Collections of the Royal Wawel Castle 3352:from the original on 11 November 2016 2748:Kwartalnik architektury i urbanistyki 2663:"Castles.info – Krakow castle, Wawel" 2257:Wawel Royal Castle, view from Grodzka 2193:Chamber leading to the Senators' Hall 2064:where it was transported by mistake. 1947:President Lech Kaczyński and his wife 1864:Poland's twenty years of independence 1309:was set up by his son and successor, 1212:: Chapel of Bishop John Konarskiego; 344: 247: 239: 230: 215: 207: 199: 189: 180: 7: 4415:Castles in Lesser Poland Voivodeship 4207:Royal palaces and residences of the 4079:Museum of the History of Photography 3147:(in Polish). Pinakoteka Zascianek.pl 3031:. Philosophical Library. p. 24. 1731:Wawel Hill, an 1847 oil painting by 1580:was placed in a niche sculptured by 1196:: Chapel of Bishop Andrzej Zaluski; 314: 280: 3509:Ostrowski Jan K., Podlecki Janusz, 3392:Zbiory Zamku Królewskiego na Wawelu 3371:John Paul II Wawel Cathedral Museum 2867:(London: Lexington, 2019), 279-288. 1984:John Paul II Wawel Cathedral Museum 1978:John Paul II Wawel Cathedral Museum 1889:was placed on the ramparts of king 614:The hill which takes the form of a 431:For centuries the residence of the 4445:Renaissance architecture in Kraków 3499:, Katowice: Videograf II, 2001, 3398:] (in Polish). Warsaw: Arkady. 2640:Głowicka-Wolska, Redakcja, Eliza. 2041:, as well as the coronation sword 1492:in the Bird Room and fireplace of 1370:(also known as Jogaila) and Queen 1192:: Chapel of Bishop Piotr Tomicki; 1016:. The statue is sited in front of 396:The castle is part of a fortified 288:Location of Wawel Royal Castle in 25: 3525:Kraków: Zamek Królewski na Wawelu 2721:"Geological foundation of Kraków" 4435:Historic house museums in Poland 4331: 3952: 3653: 2915:Brief History of Wawel Cathedral 2561: 2543: 2525: 2507: 2483: 2465: 2447: 2429: 2411: 2393: 2372: 2353: 2341: 2325: 2307: 2286: 2274: 2262: 2250: 2238: 2226: 2214: 2198: 2186: 2171: 2159: 2147: 2142:Tower (1595) and defensive walls 2132: 2120: 2104: 1068:Romanesque (11th–12th centuries) 721: 651:(the consonant followed by /). 313: 306: 279: 272: 4084:Museum of Municipal Engineering 4059:Museum of Independence Movement 4049:Archaeological Museum of Kraków 3185:Patryk Palka (10 August 2023). 1909:Chicago's large Polish populace 1776:In 1815, the funeral of Prince 1608:Sigismund II Augustus of Poland 1353:ordination in 1958 as Kraków's 365:. A fortified residency on the 3223:. 11 June 2009. Archived from 2348:Interior of the Crown Treasury 559:: Chapel of St Mary of Egypt; 514:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 459:collection, goldsmith's work, 1: 4420:Residences of Polish monarchs 4089:John Paul II Cathedral Museum 4069:Ethnographic Museum of Kraków 4054:Archdiocesal Museum in Kraków 3687:John Paul II Cathedral Museum 3027:Joseph Slabey Rouček (1949). 2419:Madonna and Child with Angels 1831:King of Galicia and Lodomeria 1622:, and the architect himself, 438:Italian Renaissance paintings 4006:Saints Peter and Paul Church 3268:"Presidential resting place" 2437:The Rape of the Sabine Women 2401:Christ Blessing the Children 1879:statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko 1720:were looted (apart from the 1711:Swedes between 1655 and 1657 1687:Poland's accession to the EU 1464:One of the State Rooms with 1449:, collectively known as the 1437:, and after their deaths by 1240:: Chapel of the Holy Cross; 1124:Gothic (13th–15th centuries) 888: 845: 780: 727: 681:The Wawel complex, with the 125:7,040 m (0.704 ha) 46:The Wawel complex, with the 4283:Piotrków Trybunalski Castle 4034:Historical Museum of Kraków 3718:Tadeusz Kościuszko Monument 3548:Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd 3117:(in Polish). Archived from 2361:Jupiter, Mercury and Virtue 2079:Exhibition "The Lost Wawel" 1986:. It was opened in 1978 by 1761:Following the unsuccessful 1572:of the last members of the 1382:(Szczerbiec) is exhibited. 1072:Between 1038 and 1039 Duke 717:and the Residential Tower. 4461: 4425:Royal residences in Poland 4126:Museum of Contemporary Art 3461:Ostrowski, Jan K. (1992), 3390:Szablowski, Jerzy (1969). 3191:wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl 3043:"The Royal Sigismund Bell" 2809:Cambridge University Press 2801:Francis W. Carter (1994). 2317:, the coronation sword of 2221:Wawel Royal Castle Complex 1809:, whose wife was from the 1300:Władysław I the Elbow-high 1135:Władysław I the Elbow-high 1007:, Wawel's legendary dragon 993: 375:King Casimir III the Great 184:UNESCO World Heritage Site 4440:Baroque castles in Poland 4329: 3950: 3651: 3217:Chicago Architecture Blog 2537:Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 2166:Entrance to the courtyard 2082:Exhibition "Oriental Art" 1799:Franz Joseph I of Austria 1756:Third Partition of Poland 1052:with a small golden dome. 720: 426:Historic Centre of Kraków 400:erected atop a limestone 359:Zamek Królewski na Wawelu 266: 262: 258: 195:Historic Centre of Kraków 177: 39: 3859:Łagiewniki-Borek Fałęcki 3380:Retrieved 26 April 2013. 3175:Retrieved 29 April 2013. 2924:Retrieved 29 April 2013. 2905:Retrieved 29 April 2013. 2901:28 February 2014 at the 2896:Bells of Wawel Cathedral 2555:Jan Sanders van Hemessen 2076:Royal Private Apartments 2056:it had been held in the 1439:Benedykt from Sandomierz 404:on the left bank of the 253:Europe and North America 163:2,100,000 (in 2019) 27:Castle in Kraków, Poland 4104:Jan Matejko Manor House 4094:National Museum, Kraków 4064:Museum of the Armed Act 3635:Jagiellonian tapestries 3630:National Art Collection 3578:Jagiellonian Tapestries 3257:Retrieved 29 April 2013 3171:9 November 2016 at the 2405:Lucas Cranach the Elder 2293:Saint Felix and Adaukt 2115:of Wawel Castle in 1617 1967:Portrait of a Young Man 1844:Between 1902 and 1904, 1817:20th and 21st centuries 1748:The castle was besieged 1722:Polish coronation sword 1701:18th and 19th centuries 1466:Jagiellonian tapestries 1451:Jagiellonian tapestries 1380:Polish coronation sword 1349:ordination in 1946 and 1254:Shrine of St Stanislaus 1176:: Zebrzydowski Chapel; 740:Bastion of Władysław IV 707:Bretislaus I of Bohemia 133:13th and 14th centuries 4116:Polish Aviation Museum 3996:Basilica of Saint Mary 3511:Wawel. Zamek i katedra 3029:Slavonic encyclopaedia 2742:Świechowski, Zygmunt. 2706:9 January 2007 at the 2596:Royal Castle in Warsaw 2455:Adoration of the Child 2181:under the Wawel Castle 2154:View of Wawel at night 2037:by the pope after the 2014: 1932:Second Polish Republic 1923: 1872:State National Council 1826: 1744: 1733:Jan Nepomucen Głowacki 1654: 1642: 1568:) was to serve as the 1557: 1543: 1501: 1469: 1403: 1398:The tiered arcades of 1261: 1246:Chapel of Queen Sophia 1074:Casimir I the Restorer 1064: 1053: 1008: 947:Sigismund Vasa's Tower 686: 584: 497: 138:Architectural style(s) 4131:Galicia Jewish Museum 4001:Veit Stoss altarpiece 3907:Wzgórza Krzesławickie 3703:Stanisław Borek House 3253:4 August 2014 at the 2811:. pp. 186, 187. 2690:History of Wawel Hill 2009: 1921: 1824: 1797:were funded. 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Wawel Hill

cathedral
Castle
Old Town
Kraków
Poland
50°03′14″N 19°56′05″E / 50.05389°N 19.93472°E / 50.05389; 19.93472
Romanesque
Gothic
Renaissance
Early Baroque
Official Website
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Historic Centre of Kraków
session

Europe and North America
Wawel Castle is located in Central Kraków
Central Kraków
Central Kraków
Wawel Castle is located in Poland
[ˈvavɛl]

Poland
Vistula River
Kraków
King Casimir III the Great
Italian-styled
Medieval

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