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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.
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In the 17th century, a vocal and instrumental ensemble was installed at the cathedral often under outstanding composers: Franciszek Lilius, Bartłomiej Pękiel and Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki. Wawel Cathedral holds a very special place in the history of Poland and the Poles’ national awareness.
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.
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In fact, the current Wawel Cathedral is not the first to be built on this site. King Bolesław Chrobry built the first Wawel Cathedral at the beginning of the first millennium. In approximately 1140, this building was succeeded by a new Wawel Cathedral which was destroyed by a fire in 1305. Today’s Wawel Cathedral was then built as a replacement. Wa...
The cathedral is something of a maze inside – the audio guide is extremely good (and helpful!) when it comes to navigating inside. You’ll have to pay to climb the 70 steps up to the Sigismund Bell, Poland’s largest historic bell which needs 8 men in order to ring it. The views across the city are fabulous. The Royal Crypts and Wawel Cathedral Museu...
Wawel Cathedral is located in central Krakow as part of the Wawel Royal Castle complex, just outside the Stare Miasto (Old Town). It’s an easy 15 minutes walk from the Old Town or you can catch the tram (stop Wawel) if you’re coming from further afield. Most visitors enter via Podzamcze
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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.
Wawel Cathedral. Wawel 3. 24. Today: 9:00-17:00. closed. Description. Information. The most important house of worship in Poland, whose imposing interior symbolically testifies to the continuity of the historical memory of generations of Poles.
