Arcaded Courtyard
Wawel Royal Castle - Zamek Królewski na Wawelu. Built in 1502-1536 for Zygmunt I. Royal Residence detail. Inner Courtyard.
Historic Centre of Kraków. UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1978.
"The Schloss (Zamek Królewski, on the broad Wawel hill at the S.W. end of the old town, was founded in the 14th cent. by Ladislaus Łokietek, but later conflagrations and other injuries have left only a number of large separate buildings. Until recently used as a barrack and hospital, it is now being equipped as an imperial residence and national museum. The main building, in the Renaissance style, dates from the time of Sigismund I (d. 1548). The arcaded court is interesting".--Baedeker 1911.
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