An outline of the history of Krakow
"When you want to know, what is it hiding
Our past in our womb,
As old fame burns:
Then eat, …
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Emmaus
Emmaus
The Emmaus indulgence taking place on the second day of Easter owes its name to the evangelical town, to which Jesus went after his resurrection. Some historians and ethnographers …
Lajkonik
Lajkonik
The privilege of organizing the Lajkonik Pageant, otherwise Konik Zwierzyniecki, it fell to the masons from Zwierzyniec. Every year, on the octave of Corpus Christi, one of the masons leaves the courtyard of the Norbertine convent …
St. Patrick's Square. Shower
St. Patrick's Square. Shower
North-east of the Market Square, next to ul. Szpitalna St.. Shower, przy którym stoi wielki gmach Teatru Słowackiego i …
History of the University
History of the UniversityThe Palace under Krzysztofory
Szczepańska Street
The easiest way from the Market Square to Szczepański Square is along ul. Szczepańska, which is second only to Floriańska and Grodzka in terms of pedestrian traffic. At no. 1 znajduje …
Defensive walls of Krakow
After 1257 r. the inhabitants of Krakow have started construction; defensive walls. Do XV w. a three-kilometer long belt of fortifications with forty-seven towers and a moat wide on 8 …
Dominican Order
The founder of the Dominican Order was Dominik de Guzman, from which name the congregation takes its common name. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, heresies were spreading throughout Europe (the Cathars, …
20th century
The interwar period was no less creative than the secession period for Krakow's culture. In architecture, it was marked by huge edifices, designed, among others, by Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz (klasycyzujący …
Contemporary Krakow
Contemporary Krakow
Right after liberation, due to the complete destruction of Warsaw, Krakow has become the largest city in the country, the capital of cultural and social life. Unfortunately, briefly. …