Barbican de Cracovia

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, and the best preserved. It is a moated cylindrical brick structure with an inner courtyard 24.4 meters in diameter, and seven turrets. Its 3-meter-thick walls hold 130 embrasures. The barbican was originally linked to the city walls by a covered passageway that led through St. Florian's Gate and served as a checkpoint for all who entered the city.On its eastern wall, a tablet commemorates the feat of the Kraków burgher, Marcin Oracewicz, who, during the Bar Confederation, defended the town against the Russians and shot their Colonel Panin.

It currently serves as a tourist attraction and venue for a variety of exhibitions.

Fuente de la descripción: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraków_barbican por wikipedia

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Estilo definición de categoría Gótico
Categoría definición de categoría estructuras militares
Material definición de material
brick
Sugerencia definición de sugerencia Free entrance
Precio definiciones de precios
Coordenadas geográficas 50.0656674, 19.9416139
Dirección Cracovia, Krakowskie Planty
Fechas de construcción 1498 - 1499
Fecha de apertura 1499

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