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Wawel Hill, Kraków
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Wawel is a limestone hill on the Vistula that for centuries served as the heart of the Polish state: an early medieval stronghold of the Vistulan tribe stood here, kings later resided on the hill, and monarchs were crowned and buried in th…
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Sigismund Bell on Wawel Hill
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## Sigismund Bell on Wawel Hill The Sigismund Bell was hung in 1521 in the Sigismund Tower of Wawel Cathedral. It was cast in Kraków the year before and funded by King Sigismund I the Old. Hans Beham, a bell-founder from Nuremberg, gave it…
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Wawel Cathedral
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**Wawel Cathedral**, formally the Royal Cathedral Basilica of Saints Stanislaus and Wenceslaus, is one of Kraków’s most important landmarks and one of the key sites in Polish history. It was the coronation and burial church of Polish ruler…
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Wawel Royal Castle
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The Royal Castle on Wawel Hill was the principal residence of Poland's monarchs and is today one of the country's most important museums. The stronghold's origins go back to the 11th century, and its Renaissance shape with the arcaded cour…
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Smocza Jama
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The Dragon's Den on Wawel Hill is a cave with **276 metres of corridors**, forever tied to the legend of the Wawel Dragon. The tour starts inside the castle grounds, down a spiral staircase of **136 steps**, and ends by the bed of the **Vi…
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Wawel Dragon (statue)
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At the foot of Wawel Hill, along the Vistula boulevards, stands the bronze Wawel Dragon by Bronisław Chromy, placed on a huge boulder in **1970**. Every few minutes the figure breathes real fire — the gas-fuelled flame can even be triggere…
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Archdiocesan Museum in Kraków
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The Archdiocesan Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła in Kraków occupies two townhouses at **19–21 Kanonicza street**, at the foot of Wawel: the House of St Stanisław and the Dean's House. It presents sacred art from the **13th to the 19th cen…
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Aleja Gwiazd in Kraków
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Kraków’s Avenue of Stars is located on Bulwar Czerwieński, at the foot of Wawel Castle beside the Vistula. This outdoor gallery honours musicians, film artists and bands: stars and handprints are set into the walkway for figures connected…
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Banach and Nikodym Bench in Kraków
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By the Planty gardens, a few hundred metres from Wawel Castle (Podzamcze street), stands a bench with the figures of two eminent mathematicians — **Stefan Banach** and **Otton Nikodym**. It commemorates a chance meeting of **1916** from wh…