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Krakow - December 2023

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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