• Discover Poland's rich history at Wawel Castle in Kraków, a 14th-century royal residence with the iconic Wawel Cathedral and State Rooms.
  • Wawel Castle night. A large rectangular hall with 24 columns was built in the early 13th century (later destroyed in the 13th–14th centuries).
  • It was the foundation of the future Wawel Castle. ... Then the prince founded Krakow and built the first Wawel Castle on the site of the dragon’s lair.
  • ‘View of the Wawel Castle, Cracow’ was created by Czesław Jan Pyrgies. Find more prominent pieces at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
  • Throughout the centuries, Wawel Castle served as the royal residence, the epicenter of power, and the treasure trove of a once flourishing medieval European city.
  • Wawel Castle has a fascinating history and architecture enthusiasts will love seeing the different sections bearing characteristics of the eras in which they were built.
  • Like most castles in Eastern Europe, the sight of Wawel Castle was identified by early people as a location that could offer strategic defensive benefits.
  • The castle was rebuilt after a fire in 1499 and has had several extensions. ... Almost all of the Polish kings were crowned in Wawel Castle.
  • Wawel Castle bears the enduring legacy of the Renaissance in the sixteenth century. The castle saw a brilliant period of art and architecture under Sigismund I’s rule.