Wawel Royal Castle, Krakow
Wawel 5, Old Town, 31-001 Krakow, Poland
The castle is situated on the bank of the Vistula River in the Polish city of Krakow. For about a millennium Wawel castle rises above the Vistula River. Throughout its history the castle has survived many wars, destruction, fires and reconstructions. In the late 10th century Wawel Castle was the ...
Łańcut Castle
Zamkowa 1, Łańcut, Poland
Łańcut Castle is a unique palace and garden complex, which is considered a treasure of the Polish history and culture.
The construction of the castle started in the early 17th century by Prince Stanislaw Lubomirski. The castle was surrounded by a beautiful Italian garden with a magnificent rosary. ...
Main Square
Main Market Square, Kraków, Poland
Market square in Krakow in Poland is presented as one of the oldest and largest such area in Europe. All of its huge territory is a pedestrian zone. The famous King's Road, which runs through all the major attractions of the Old Town, just connects Matejko Square, Market Square and the Wawel ...
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Daniłowicza 10, 32-020 Wieliczka, Poland
Salt Mine in Wieliczka is one of the oldest in the world, its age has more than seven hundred years. Underground pools have a length more than three hundred kilometers. There is still being mined salt. In ancient times, salt production was quite dangerous work, but profitable. While salt was worth ...
Large arsenal, Gdansk
4 Coal Market St., 80-831 Gdańsk, Poland
Large arsenal is one of the most interesting architectural monuments of the Polish city Gdansk. Arsenal was built in 1609. The author of the project was the architect Antoni van Obbergen that embodied in the structure of the elements of the Dutch style of mannerism.
The red brick and gold facade ...
Abbots' Palace in Oliwa, Gdansk
18 Cistercian St., Gdańsk, Poland
Abbey Palace in Oliwa is one of the main attractions of Gdansk. The first masonry palace from the 15th century. In 1577 the building was extended and supplemented with new elements in the rococo style. These studies were funded by Jacek Rybinsk, abbot of Gdansk Cistercian monastery. Since 1988, ...
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Oświęcim
20 Prisoners of Auschwitz St., Oswiecim, Poland
State Museum of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Auschwitz is located. The camp was set up in 1940. It killed more than one million people.
In 1947, after the defeat of Nazi army in place of the concentration camp was opened a museum dedicated to the victims of the Nazi terror. The museum ...
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
Manghha - a museum of Japanese Art and Technology, which is located in the Polish city of Krakow. It was opened in 1994. Initiator of its creation was the film director Andrzej Wajda, who donated the entire amount of the Kyoto Film Award at the museum's needs.
The author of the project was ...
Centennial Hall
1, Wystawowa, 51-618 Wrocław, Poland
Centennial Hall is located in the city of Wroclaw. This sports complex was built in 1913 in honor of the centenary of the Battle of Leipzig. Hall has rightfully earned the title of masterpiece of architecture and is included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO. It is made of heavy-duty concrete ...
Golden Gate
Golden Gate is located in the center of Gdansk, on the historic street Długa. This architectural structure made famous city in the 17th century. Gates considered a true symbol of Gdansk and the personification of human virtues: freedom, peace, love for others, happiness and glory.
On the east ...
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