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Jul 22, 2021 · 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.
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Poland. Region. Europe and North America. Location of Wawel Royal Castle in Central Kraków. Wawel Castle (Poland) 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.
- 7,040 m² (0.704 ha)
- 1978 (2nd session)
- 13th and 14th centuries
Wawel Cathedral sits in the heart of the royal palace and castle complex that dominates the hill of the same name, on the south side of Kraków’s Old Town. It’s a magnificent, perhaps the most magnificent, example of medieval Polish cathedral architecture, imbued inside with the rich artistic flair of Renaissance Europe.
Holy Mass at Wawel Cathedral: Sunday and holidays 7.00 am Holy Mass at the relics of St Jadwiga 8.30 am Holy Mass in Latin at the relics of St Stanislaus 10.00 am Holy Mass at the Coronation Altar with choir 11.30 am Holy Mass at the Coronation Altar 4:30 pm (November – March) 5:30 pm […]
Historic Centre of Kraków. The Historic Centre of Kraków, the former capital of Poland, is situated at the foot of the Royal Wawel Castle. The 13th-century merchants' town has Europe's largest market square and numerous historical houses, palaces and churches with their magnificent interiors.
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.
Wawel Hill was the site of the first early-Romanesque and Romanesque sacral buildings, among them a stone cathedral erected when the bishopric of Cracow was established in the year 1000. During the reign of Casimir the Restorer (r. 1034–1058), Wawel became a significant political and administrative center for the Polish State.
