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Stanisława i św. Wacława) is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland. Nearly 1000 years old, it is part of the Wawel Castle Complex and is a national sanctuary which served as the coronation site of Polish monarchs .
Opening hours: CATHEDRAL, SIGISMUND BELL, ROYAL SARCOPHAGUSES: Monday – Saturday: 9:00 – 16:30. Sunday: 12:30 – 16:30. CATHEDRAL MUSEUM: Monday – Saturday: 9:00 – 17:00. Sunday: Closed. ARCHDIOCESAN MUSEUM: Tuesday -Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00.
The Wawel Cathedral. It’s Poland’s Westminster Cathedral, the absolute focal point of the country’s religious history, crowning place of kings and queens and architectural overseer of the famous Cracovian gothic skyline.
Jul 22, 2021 · Wawel Cathedral (Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanisław and Vaclav) is an iconic 14th century gothic building in Krakow in Poland steeped in the country’s history. Consecrated in 1364, Wawel Cathedral is located on Wawel Hill, one of the most historically significant areas in Poland, renowned as being the centre of the country’s power for ...
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The Cathedral is closed for visitors on: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve (24 Dec.) and Christmas Day (25 Dec.) To check when the Cathedral will be closed see: EVENTS. The Cathedral Museum is closed on Sundays and holidays.
Brief History of Wawel Cathedral. The first cathedral church at Wawel was probably built shortly after the Cracow Bishopric was established in the year 1000. Too little is known about the original cathedral to be able to reconstruct its appearance. More is known about the successive Romanesque church from the turn of the 11th and the 12th ...
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Kraków, Poland, Europe. Top choice in Kraków. Wawel Cathedral has witnessed many coronations, funerals and burials of Poland’s monarchs and nobles. The present cathedral is basically a Gothic, but chapels in different styles were built around it later. The showpiece is the Sigismund Chapel (Kaplica Zygmuntowska) on the southern wall.
