The interior of the St. Mary's Church is filled with works of art of great artistic value, predominantly from the period of Baroque.
2007-04-20
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Cathedral on Wawel Hill for nearly 1000 years exists in the awareness of Poles as the most important church in the history of the country. A life of kings of Poland was bound with it.
2007-06-20
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In 1257 by location of Cracow prince Boleslaw Wstydliwy undertook to build the cloth stalls.
2007-04-20
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Raising of the mound started on 15 September 1820 during a celebration attended by many Poles, also from outside the borders of the Republic of Cracow.
2007-04-20
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The Church of the Corpus Christi is one of the most treasured monuments of the medieval culture in Centre Europe.
2007-05-24
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The Mound of Jozef Pilsudski is the largest of the four mounds in Cracow. It is 35 m high, and the diameter of the base is 111 m.
2007-04-20
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The Main Market Square in Cracow is the largest medieval market square in Europe, with overall dimensions of 200 x 200 m.
2007-04-20
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The Synagogue of Isaac was founded in the 16th century by a merchant Izaak Jakubowicz (Ajzyk reb Jekeles). In front of the temple till the year 1939 was placed fish market.
2007-04-20
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Current church building was built at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. Because of the ascending of the Main Market ground level this church was going down to the depth of 2,6 m under the ground.
2007-04-20
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Cemetery is located at Miodowa 55 Street and is being used since 1800.
2007-04-20
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It was built during the years 1860 – 1862 and served for the II world war as the synagogue for progressive Jews.
2007-04-21
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In the past it was called also a Hospital Synagogue or Synagogue of Poor, because it was located by a hospital for poor.
2007-04-20
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Since the 16th century a communal baths and ritual baths were located at this place and a 40 steps were leading to the spring, which was distributing the water for the Mykwa.
2007-04-20
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Building is currently acting as Jewish Cultural Center. In the past it was a Jewish prayer's house.
2007-04-20
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The Wawel Hill is being made available touring every day, also days of the free admission are outlined.
2007-04-20
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On Wawel Hill a complex of historic buildings is located. Most precious of them are the Royal Castle and the Wawel Cathedral.
2007-04-20
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The Church of St Katarzyna and St Małgorzata was modelled on the St Mary's church. His soaring and slender silhouette is one of the best examples of the Gothic architecture in Cracow.
2007-06-03
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The synagogue was one of four medieval typically Gothic two-nave synagogues in Europe.
2007-04-20
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The monument presents the poet standing on a high granite pedestal, surrounded by four figures on the steps: Homeland, the Science, the Poetry and the Courage.
2007-04-20
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City Hall building was taken to pieces during the years 1817 - 1820, only the City Hall's tower remained. There are also extensive basements, remains after the old jail with the torture chamber.
2007-04-20
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According to Jan Długosz, King Krak was buried on top of the hill and for eternal glory mound has been heap up on the place of his interment.
2007-04-20
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It seems that it was built around 17th and 18th centuries. It forms a tomb of Wanda, the prince Krak's daughter. As the tales says, she saved the Polish nation during the germanian invasion.
2007-04-20
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In the Nowy Square a round covered market is localised. It was built in 1900.
2007-04-20
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A war damage didn't miss this oldest monument of the Jewish grave art. During his reconstruction a Wailing Wall was created.
2007-04-20
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A Remuh's synagogue and a graveyard are a unique group of Jewish architecture and the sacred art performing up to this date a role of the centre of the religious life of Cracow Jews.
2007-04-20
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The theatre was built in 1908, and the inauguration of the stage came in 1926. The theatre had it's own team of actors and it staged frequent plays on the basis of work of Jewish literature.
2007-04-21
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The synagogue was built in 1620, construction was in the whole financed by one of the richest merchants of contemporary Cracow - Wolf Popper.
2007-04-21
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Accounts of the safety influenced situating the room of prayers in the High Synagogue on the floor of the building.
2007-04-21
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