Wawel Royal Palace - details and images
Wawel Royal Castle on the Hill: Perhaps the best known tourist attraction and historical monument in the city, a symbol of Krakow.
The castle itself is simply wonderful, carefully restored and turned into a giant museum. Ensemble that once housed the kings and queens of Poland is always busy, because as attractions.
The golden age of Krakow was between 1506 and 1572 when kings Sigismund I and II, Italian painters and architects were hired to rebuild the Wawel royal residence. Sigismund Chapel is the most important creative Renaissance in Poland.
Although during the Second World War German Governor General has robbed most of what he thought of value, here there are still large collection of rare furniture, paintings and the famous Flemish tapestries of Arras. The Chamber found jewelry treasure special regalia, armor and swords such as the coronation dating from 1320.
Here is the official royal apartments and rooms, collections of Oriental art, weapons and armor, one of the most valuable collections of Flemish tapestries, archaeological pieces, vintage items, portraits of monarchs and many others. Here you can visit Wawel Cathedral, the Royal Crypt Sigismund bell or you can see, you can enjoy the collected works of Art and Technology Center Manggha Japanese.
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