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Kraków, a southern
Poland city near the border of the Czech Republic, is known for its
well-preserved medieval core and Jewish quarter. Its old town –
ringed by Planty Park and remnants of the city’s medieval walls – is
centered on the stately, expansive Rynek Glówny (market square).
This plaza is the site of the Cloth Hall, a Renaissance-era
trading outpost, and St. Mary’s Basilica, a 14th-century Gothic
church.
On a hill above
the Vistula River is Wawel Cathedral and Wawel Castle, a sprawling
Gothic royal palace-turned-museum showcasing European paintings and
sculpture. The city’s Jewish history is on view at Oskar Schindler's
Factory and the former Jewish quarter, Kazimierz, which is now
dotted with hip cafes and bars. Visitors often take day trips to
nearby Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Nazi concentration camp memorial and
museum, or 327m-deep Wieliczka Salt Mine, with a vast labyrinth of
tunnels, chapels and chambers open to the public for exploration.
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The Wieliczka Salt Mine,
in the town of Wieliczka, southern Poland, lies within the Kraków
metropolitan area. Sodium chloride had been produced there from the
upwelling brine since Neolithic times. |
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The Wawel Castle
is a castle residency located in central Kraków, Poland. Built at the
behest of King Casimir III the Great, it consists of a number of
structures situated around the Italian-styled main courtyard. |
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The main square
of the Old Town of Kraków, Lesser Poland, is the principal urban space
located at the center of the city. It dates back to the 13th century,
and at 3.79 ha is one of the largest medieval town squares in Europe. |
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Church of Our Lady
Assumed into Heaven is a Brick Gothic church adjacent to the Main Market
Square in Kraków, Poland. Built in the 14th century, its foundations
date back to the early 13th century and serve as one of the best
examples of Polish Gothic architecture. |
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The Kraków Cloth Hall
in Lesser Poland, dates to the Renaissance and is one of the city's most
recognizable icons. It is the central feature of the main market square
in the Kraków Old Town. |
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Kraków Old Town
is the historic central district of Kraków, Poland. It is one of the
most famous old districts in Poland today and was the center of Poland's
political life from 1038 until King Sigismund III Vasa relocated his
court to Warsaw in 1596. |
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