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Krakow - December 2023
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Krakow: Wawel Castle
Wawel castle from the Vistula bank
Wawel from the West
Castle interior
The very grand Senators' Hall
Senator's Hall: Dais & Throne
Ornate Ottoman "Two Pole" Tent
Captured by the Poles in the Vienna campaign of 1683
Wawel interior courtyard
Ceremonial maces, etc, 17th-18th c
Mantle of the Order of the Holy Spirit
A gift from Louis XIV in 1676
Assorted royal silverware
Royal Collector's Cabinet, with many precious things
Coronation Sword, called "Szczerbiec” 13th c
Giant two-handed swords
Armor for Sigismund II Augustus, 1553
Scale Armor, 17th - early 18th c
Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral
Wawel Cathedral interior
Around Krakow
Krakow Christmas Market
Krakow's Main Square
Main Square: Town Hall Tower, from 14th c
Main Square: Old Clothier’s Hall
St Mary's Church, 14th c
St Mary's Church interior
Collegium Maius of Jagiellonian University, 15th c
Collegium Maius courtyard
Redbrick Barbican Exterior, 1498
Barbican city interior side
St Florian’s Gate ~14th c
View to St Mary's Church
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