Kraków: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place category
Categories
- Museum
- Church
- History museum
- Gothic architecture
- Park
- Art museum
- Historical place
- Sacred and religious sites
- Baroque architecture
- Neighbourhood
- Specialty museum
- Cemetery
- Street
- Concerts and shows
- Universities and schools
- Memorial
- Theater
- Art gallery
- Synagogue
- Palace
- Monuments and statues
- Romanesque architecture
- Shopping
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Science museum
- Nightlife
- Arenas and stadiums
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Forts and castles
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory
Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory, now a poignant museum located in Kraków, Poland, stands as a testament to the heroic efforts of Oskar Schindler during World War II. Once a production site for enamelware, the factory became famous for being the place where Schindler...
Saints Peter and Paul Church
Catholic church in the baroque style Nestled in the heart of Kraków, the Saints Peter and Paul Church is a baroque masterpiece and an architectural gem of the city. This Roman Catholic church, completed in 1619, stands as a testament to the religious and cultural history of Poland.
Cloth Hall
Market hall with a Polish art museum The Cloth Hall, known locally as Sukiennice, is a historic trading hub and one of the most recognizable landmarks in the heart of Kraków, Poland. This Renaissance-era gem, nestled in the center of the Main Market Square, dates back to the 14th century and was a major...
St. Florian's Gate
Gothic 14th-century city gate tower St. Florian's Gate, the iconic remnant of the medieval fortifications that once encircled Kraków, Poland, stands as a poignant memorial to the city's rich history. Erected in the 14th century, this Gothic tower is one of the few surviving parts of the defensive walls...
Old Synagogue
Synagogue museum of Jewish culture The Old Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue situated in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland. In Yiddish it was referred to as the Alta Shul.
Izaak Synagogue
Historic synagogue for a Jewish sect The Izaak Synagogue, formally known as the Isaak Jakubowicz Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue from 1644 situated in the historic Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland.
Krzysztofory Palace
The Krzysztofory Palace is a small, baroque palace located on the main square of Kraków, in Małopolska region of southern Poland. It is the location of the Historical Museum of Kraków.
Fort Benedict
St. Benedict's Church - a historic Roman Catholic church located in Kraków on Lasota Hill in Podgórze.
Floriańska Street
Floriańska Street or St. Florian's Street is one of the main streets in Kraków Old Town and one of the most famous promenades in the city.
Kamienica Hipolitów
The Hipolit Tenement House - one of the branches of the Historical Museum of the City of Kraków, located at Mariacka Square in Kraków. The two-storey tenement house houses a permanent exhibition titled "The Bourgeois House", which shows how...
Collegium Juridicum
Collegium Iuridicum of the Jagiellonian University - one of the oldest buildings of the Jagiellonian University, located at 53 Grodzka Street in Kraków. From the south, it is adjacent to St. Mary Magdalene Square, from the west to Kanonicza Street.
Hujowa Górka
Hujowa Górka is a place near the site of Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, where in April 1944 the Germans exhumed and incinerated the bodies of around ten thousand previously killed Jews, to hide the evidence of the crime before retreating from the area.
Cmentarz Podgórski
Podgórski old cemetery - a cemetery on Lasota Hill in the eastern part of the Krzemionki Pogórskie range, in Krakow's Podgórze district at 1 Powstańców Śląskich Avenue.
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