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St. Mary's Church: St Mary's Church
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    • Orbital_
  • By Orbital_ on May 11, 2005
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    • The world famous altarpiece... - Krakow
    The world famous
    altarpiece...
    by Orbital_
    St Mary’s dominates any view of Krakow’s Rynek, the gothic towers reaching unopposed above the city skyline. Though the main façade is impressive, the interior shouldn’t be missed. Make sure you use the side-entrance as signposted, the front entrance is reserved for the faithful. Also it means you donate towards the upkeep of this stunning building. Though beautiful stained glass is immediately apparent within, the magnificent altarpiece is a exquisite sight to behold.

    Also, the 5zl photography permit is well worth it as you can see!

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  • Address: Rynek Glowny, Krakow
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    St. Mary's Church: church of st. mary (kosciol mariaki)
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    • doug48
  • By doug48 on May 28, 2008
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    • church of st. mary's - Krakow
    church of st. mary's
    by doug48
    st. mary's, also known as the church of the assumption of the virgin was the main parish church of krakow's burghers. this beautiful gothic basilica was built in the early 14th century. inside is the impressive renaissance ciborium.

  • Address: mariacki square 5
  • Directions: old quarter, market square.
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    St. Mary's Church: THE church in Krakow
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    • kolabor
  • By kolabor on November 13, 2004
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    • a view of the church from near the Slawkowska str. - Krakow
    a view of the church from near
    the Slawkowska str.
    by kolabor
    Among 119 other churches in Krakow this one istn't the biggest, istn't the oldest, but is THE church you (have to) see when you come here.

    From the higher of two towers the city's bugle-call is played every hour (and has a legend connected with it- the bugle ends suddenly unfinished to honor the trumpeter who was said to be killed by enemy arrow when he was signaling attack on the city).

    Inside this roman-style cathedral from AD 1257 you may (again- have to!) find paintings, sculptures and architectural solutions of th highest level. The altar is one of not only local, but national treasures (built in 12 years by Wit Stwosz) and you can't miss it on yourtrip to Krakow.

    Outside, on the south wall of the building there is a sundial built in 1954.

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  • Address: Impossible to miss!
  • Directions: The largest building in the centre is accessible from the railway/bus station taking the Florianska street. Or actually any other as the old town has a "net" structure.
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    St. Mary's Church: St. Mary's Church
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    • sswagner
  • Updated By sswagner on December 29, 2004
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    • St Mary's Church - Krakow
    St Mary's Church
    by sswagner
    This church dominates the main town square. It has two tall towers near the front. The most interesting aspect of this church to me was the Hejnal bugle that plays from the one of the towers of the church. On certain hours, a lone bugle will begin playing a tune. In the middle of the tune, it will abruptly stop. This comes from a story where a bugle player was warning people of an attack on the medieval city. Unfortunately, the musician was shot in the throat with an arrow in the middle of the warning call. The tune that one hears today recalls that story. Look up at the tower during that time and you will see the bugle player. Perhaps he will even wave to you.

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    St. Mary's Church: St. Mary's Church - around and inside
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  • By ZiOOlek on January 10, 2007
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    • St. Mary's Church - Krakow
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    The basilica of the Virgin Mary's is home to an unmatched giant Gothic altarpiece carved by great Veit Stoss between 1477 and 1489. In 1491 he also sculptured a stone crucifix that now is part of the late-Baroque altarpiece in the south aisle, and probably the magnificent huge crucifix above the nave as well.

    Sepulchral monuments of the Krakow rich and worthy fill every corner of the basilica and its twelve chapels. Ornate stalls in the chancel appear an outstanding achievement of the early-Baroque woodwork. The wall-paintings by famous Jan Matejko date back to the 1888-1891 renovation. The treasure-house of the basilica of the Virgin Mary's is rich in priceless objects of art, including some 300 masterly embroidered ancient vestments.

  • Address: Mariacki square
  • Directions: main market square
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    St. Mary's Church: Kosciol Mariaki
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  • By call_me_rhia on September 19, 2003
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    • the church's two towers - Krakow
    the church's two towers
    by call_me_rhia
    Kosciol Mariaki - Saint Mary's Church. Poland is a very religious country and consequently it's full of churches. This is particularly true for Cracow, there is one virtually at every corner. I found this one, one the Rynek, most fascinating. The interior has been repainted in Art Nouveau style by the Polish artists Stanislaw Wypianski and Jozef Mehoffer, and it looks very nice. Also note the 2 different towers,which is quite unusual for churches: the higher one can be accessed for great aerial views.

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  • Address: rynek
  • Directions: the heart of the old town
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    St. Mary's Church: Huge stained-glass windows and...Toledo
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  • By matcrazy1 on October 19, 2003
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    • HUUUUGE STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS - Krakow
    HUUUUGE STAINED-GLASS
    WINDOWS
    by matcrazy1
    Look up behind the main altar of the Basilica of Virgin Mary. There are probably the biggest stained-glass windows I could ever see although I was lucky to visit a lot of great cathedrals and churches around Europe.

    Among them my favourite one - in Toledo, Spain. Really impressive - either basilica in Krakow and younger cathedral in Toledo.

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  • Directions: NE corner of the Main Market Square
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    St. Mary's Church: World's largest medieval sculpture
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    • matcrazy1
  • Updated By matcrazy1 on October 19, 2003
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    • THE WORLD'S LARGEST GOTHIC SCULPTURE - Krakow
    THE WORLD'S LARGEST GOTHIC
    SCULPTURE
    by matcrazy1
    Krakow is blessed with masterpieces of the greatest sculptor of the Gothic art, Veit Stoss (or Wit Stwosz, circa 1440-1533).

    He lived and worked here for 19 years, and he sacrificed twelve of them (1477-1489) to carve in wood his best work: 3-story-high altarpiece in the basilica of the Virgin Mary's at Krakow’s Main Market Square. The 42-foot-high and 36-foot-wide Veit Stoss' magnum opus is the largest Gothic sculpture in the world.

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  • Address: Main altar of the basilica of the Virgin Mary's
  • Directions: NE corner of the Main Market Square
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    St. Mary's Church: St. Mary's Church
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  • By tini58de on March 29, 2006
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    • St. Mary's Church - Krakow
    St. Mary's Church
    by tini58de
    This church is the symbol of Krakow - note the two different towers/steeples. There is a legend that two brothers were building those steeples and when the one brother had finished "his" steeple, he was afraid that his brother would build a higher and more beautiful one, so he stabbed him! That is why one steeple is smaller than the other!

    There are two entrances: one entrance is for visitors only who want to use the church for prayer. The other entrance (with an entrance fee) is for everybody who wants to enjoy the beautiful architecture and the stunning altarpiece!

    Once an hour you can hear a trumpet tune from the north steeple - read more about that on my general tips!

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  • Address: Rynek Glowny, Krakow
  • Directions: right there on the market square - you can't miss it!
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    St. Mary's Church: The Mariacki Church
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  • By gale.blog.pl on April 4, 2003
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    • St. Mary's Church - Krakow
    by gale.blog.pl
    St. Mary's church, one of Krakow's architectural pearls - absolutely a must see. Located in the Main Square of the Old Town the church can be visited almost any time. Just take a look at how it looks on the outside and imagine what you can see on the inside...

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