The Church of Saint Wojciech occupies the southeastern corner of the Main Market Square in Kraków. You can identify it by its compact, rounded stone structure, which sits visibly lower than the surrounding pavement of the square. This…
History of Kraków
This chronological walk takes you through Kraków's rich past, from medieval squares and royal monuments to WWII memorials and socialist realism.
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1. Church of St. Wojciech
2. Rynek Główny
Rynek Główny is a vast, open square spanning nearly four hectares at the center of Kraków. You can identify it by the long, arched Cloth Hall that sits in the middle, and the distinctive tower of the former town hall nearby. Laid out in…
3. Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral, perched atop Wawel Hill, is defined by its uneven skyline of towers and domes, including the gleaming, golden-roofed Sigismund Chapel. This fourteenth-century Gothic basilica serves as the coronation site and royal…
4. Old Synagogue
The Old Synagogue on Szeroka Street is defined by its heavy, fortress-like exterior, featuring thick masonry walls, exterior buttressing, and high windows designed to withstand siege. As the oldest synagogue still standing in Poland, it…
5. Plac Bohaterów Getta
Plac Bohaterów Getta is defined by seventy oversized bronze chairs scattered across its paved surface. These sculptures, installed in two thousand five, commemorate the Jewish population of Kraków who were gathered here during the Nazi…
6. Nowa Huta
Nowa Huta is defined by its wide, radiating avenues and grand buildings designed in the style of socialist realism. Beginning in nineteen forty-nine, this planned city was constructed from scratch on former agricultural land to serve as a…