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The Wawel Cathedral (Polish: Katedra Wawelska), formally titled the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanislaus and Saint Wenceslaus, (Polish: Bazylika archikatedralna św. Stanisława i św. Wacława) is a Catholic cathedral situated on Wawel Hill in Kraków, Poland.
Wawel Cathedral—the Silver Bell Tower with a coned roof and Sigismund Chapel with a small golden dome. St. Leonard's Crypt below the cathedral is a relict of an older temple built in the 11th century.
St Maurice’s spear, 10th century. The exhibition shows the oldest and most important Polish regalia, as well as objects of religious cult: handicraft, clothes, paintings and sculptures, being donations of kings, bishops and members of nobility and ranked among the nation’s most precious treasures.
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.
- Sarah Roller
Nov 10, 2014 · Synopsis. The Wawel Cathedral, just next to the Castle, is the spiritual centre of Poland and the final resting place of innumerable monarchs, saints and Polish heroes. Dedicated to St Stanisław, the Krakow bishop who was murdered in 1253 o … Read more. Poland's most magnificent sacred space.
Katedral Wawel, atau dikenal pula sebagai Katedral Basilika Sts. Staniław dan Vaclav, adalah sebuah gereja katedral Katolik yang terletak di Bukit Wawel di Kraków, Polandia. Tempat ini memiliki sejarah sepanjang 1.000 tahun dan tempat penobatan tradisional kerajaan- kerajaan Polandia.
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The Gothic cathedral was built in the form of a triple-aisled basilica with a transept (an area planned crosswise to the nave) and a chancel, built on a rectangular plan, with an ambulatory. As soon as the Gothic church was raised, bishops and magnates had the first chapels built along its external walls.
