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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. Nearly 1000 years old, it is part of the Wawel Castle Complex and is a ...
What’s particularly important about the Wawel Cathedral is its role in the history of Kraków, and indeed Poland as a whole. In the years of partition, when the Polish state was effectively disbanded, the Cathedral lost much of its foreign patrons, but the building’s long standing role in the saga of Poland’s rise and fall before the 19th century had already become the stuff of legend ...
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 ...
- Sarah Roller
The Wawel Cathedral, also known as the Royal Archcathedral Basilica, holds significant importance as the Polish national sanctuary, commemorating the nation’s history, national identity, and the deep roots of Polish Christianity. What stands today is the magnificent Gothic Cathedral, the third edifice erected on this site.
The Wawel Royal Castle ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈvavɛl] ⓘ; Zamek Królewski na Wawelu) and the Wawel Hill on which it sits constitute the most historically and culturally significant site in Poland. A fortified residency on the Vistula River in Kraków, it was established on the orders of King Casimir III the Great [2] and enlarged over the ...
- 7,040 m² (0.704 ha)
- 1978 (2nd session)
- 13th and 14th centuries
The center of the Wawel Cathedral's nave is occupied by the 1630 mausoleum of St. Stanislav, Poland's saint patron, the 11th-century Krakow bishop murdered by King Boleslav II (1058–1079). The martyr’s silver coffin (circa 1670) is adorned with 12 relief scenes from his life and posthumous miracles.
Its Silver Bells’ Tower is the oldest surviving building of Wawel Royal Castle, dating back to the 12th century. In the basement of the Wawel Cathedral are the crypts where poets, national heroes and kings are buried. The most important is St. Leonard’s Crypt, also called the Royal Crypt, which was built in the 11th century.
