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Church of St. Anne in Kraków |
The Church of St. Anne (Kolegiata św. Anny) located at ulica św. Anny 11 street in the historic centre of Kraków, Poland, is one of the leading examples of Polish Baroque architecture. The church's history dates back to 14th century. The church was first mentioned in 1381 in the deed of donation of ... |
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Remuh Cemetery |
The Remuh Cemetery, also known as the old Jewish cemetery of Kraków in Cracow, Poland, is a Jewish cemetery established in 1535. It is located beside the Remuh Synagogue at 40 Szeroka Street in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków. Rabbi Moses Isserles (ca 1525-1572) is buried there along with ... |
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Czartoryski Museum and Library |
The Czartoryski Museum and Library (Muzeum Książąt Czartoryskich w Krakowie) is a museum located in Kraków, Poland, founded in Puławy in 1796 by Princess Izabela Czartoryska. The Puławy collections were partly destroyed after the November uprising of 1830–1831 and the subsequent confiscation of the ... |
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Dragon's Den |
Dragon's Den (Smocza Jama) is a limestone cave in the Wawel Hill in Kraków. Owing to its location in the heart of the former Polish capital and its connection to the legendary Wawel Dragon, it is the best known cave in Poland. |
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Kraków barbican |
The Kraków barbican (barbakan krakowski) is a barbican – a fortified outpost once connected to the city walls. It is a historic gateway leading into the Old Town of Kraków, Poland. The Gothic-style barbican, built around 1498, is one of only three such fortified outposts still surviving in Europe,... |
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St. Florian's Gate |
St. Florian's Gate or Florian Gate (Brama Floriańska) in Kraków, Poland, is one of the best-known Polish Gothic towers, and a focal point of Kraków's Old Town. It was built about the 14th century as a rectangular Gothic tower of "wild stone", part of the city fortifications against Turkish attack. T... |
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Jagiellonian University |
The Jagiellonian University (Uniwersytet Jagielloński) was established in 1364 by Casimir III the Great in Kazimierz (district of Kraków). It is the oldest university in Poland, the second oldest university in Central Europe and one of the oldest universities in the world.
In the mid-14th century, ... |
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Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków |
Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków, (Pomnik Adama Mickiewicza w Krakowie), is one of the best known bronze monuments in Poland, and a favourite meeting place at the Main Market Square in the Old Town (Stare Miasto) district of Kraków.
The statue of Adam Mickiewicz, the greatest Polish Romantic poet... |
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Garden of Experiences in Cracow |
The Stanislaw Lem Garden of Experiences in Cracow, Poland, is an an open-air educational section of the Park Lotników Polskich (Polish Pilots Park) spreading across six hectares between the old town and Nowa Huta district. It comprises of almost 60 interactive installations demonstrating phenomena i... |
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Kościuszko Mound |
Kościuszko Mound (Kopiec Kościuszki) in Kraków, Poland, erected by Cracovians in commemoration of the Polish national leader Tadeusz Kościuszko, is an artificial mound modeled after Kraków's prehistoric mounds of Krak and Wanda. A serpentine path leads to the top, approx. 326 metres (1,070 ft) above... |
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