Kościół Mariacki
Kościół Mariacki - St. Mary's Church. Begun in 1355, the taller tower was completed in 1478 and the lower in 1592. Polish Gothic style. "On every hour, a trumpet signal—called the Hejnał mariacki—is played from the top of the taller of Saint Mary's two towers". Rynek Główny.
Historic Centre of Kraków. UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed in 1978.
"St. Mary's is a Gothic brick basilica without transepts, and with a long choir. Founded in 1226, rebuilt in the 14th cent., and provided with a series of chapels in the 15th and 16th cent., it was restored in 1889-93 and richly painted from designs by Matejko. On the W. side are two towers; that to the N., with a modern cap surrounded by 16 pointed turrets, is 265 ft. high".--Baedeker 1911.
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