Cracow - tourist attractions (page 2)

markerA Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków The Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków, Poland is a Roman Catholic basilica dedicated to the Divine Mercy devotion, as the resting place of Saint Faustina Kowalska. The new basilica was built between 1999–2002, and is located in the District of Łagiewniki at ul. św. Faustyny street. Two Popes have vis... Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Kraków - photo
markerB Wawel Wawel is an architectural complex erected over many centuries atop a limestone outcrop on the left bank of the Vistula River in Kraków, Poland, at an altitude of 228 metres above the sea level. It is a place of great significance to the Polish people. The Royal Castle with an armoury and the Cathedr... Wawel - photo
markerC 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 ... Czartoryski Museum and Library - photo
markerD 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. Dragon's Den - photo
markerE 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,... Kraków barbican - photo
markerF 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... St. Florian's Gate - photo
markerG 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, ... Jagiellonian University - photo
markerH 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... Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Kraków - photo
markerI 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... Garden of Experiences in Cracow - photo
markerJ 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... Kościuszko Mound - photo
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