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  1. May 26, 2024 · The spectacular renaissance palace that we admire today atop Wawel Hill is the result of the refurbishment of the Gothic Royal Castle in the first half of the 16th century according to the wishes of Sigismund I the Old (Zygmunt Stary).

    • Lost Wawel

      A combination of an archaeological and architectural site...

    • State Rooms

      The atmosphere of bygone Wawel interiors, today...

  2. May 10, 2024 · The exhibition is organised around one of the oldest monuments of architecture in Poland: the Rotunda of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The stone edifice in the form of a drum with four adjacent apses was built directly on the rock, perhaps even before 1000 AD, and its remnants were discovered in 1917.

  3. Jun 7, 2024 · Significant objects connected to Poland’s history are displayed in twelve rooms. There are exquisite works in gold and silver, jewelry, textiles, and ornate parade arms and armor. The exhibition occupies the Gothic and Renaissance rooms in the north part and corner of the castle that from t 14th century onward housed the Polish coronation ...

  4. 1 day ago · Eagle Pharmacy (Apteka pod Orlem) Podgórze was also the location of the Jewish ghetto the Germans established in Krakow in 1941. The Eagle Pharmacy (also called Pharmacy Under the Eagle), owned and operated by the Polish pharmacist Tadeusz Pankiewicz, was the only one in the ghetto. It became a “safe haven” for Jewish leaders to meet up, a ...

  5. May 17, 2024 · The Castle and the Wawel Hill constitute the most historically and culturally important site in Poland. For centuries the residence of kings and the symbol of Polish statehood, the castle is now one of the country’s premier art museums.

  6. May 24, 2024 · 3 days in Krakow is the perfect amount of time to tour Wawel Castle, visit the top sights in the Old Town, get a history lesson in Kazimierz, and day trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau. If you have less than 3 days in Krakow, you can do this same itinerary, with some modifications.

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  8. May 9, 2024 · Hidden behind the old walls of Wawel Castle, arguably the most important church in Poland can be found looming high with its baroque and gothic frontispieces. There is so much to see, from the soaring lookouts of the belfry to the national crypts under the main basilica.

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