- The Krakow Barbican was established at the end of the XV century and is a symbol of Krakow’s fortification process against foreign invasion.
- The Great Barbican is a 15th-century, 7-turreted bastion in Krakow that once protected the city’s main gate—St. Florian’s Gate—and the Old Town within it.
- The Great Barbican of Krakow. ... In the past the Krakow barbican (Barbakan in Polish) was surrounded by a 30-meter-wide, deep moat.
- The Great Barbican is a 15th-century, 7-turreted bastion in Krakow that once protected the city’s main gate—St. Florian’s Gate—and the Old Town within it.
- The Barbican was built at the end of 15th century (1498-1499) and it was the strongest element of the expanded fortifications in Krakow.
- Take a tour of the structure that once ensured Krakow’s safety and is today the best-preserved barbican in Europe.
- Images by Hannah Bialic for Absolute Tours. Krakow Barbican Info. Address: Kraków Barbican, Basztowa 30-547 Kraków. Map ref: 50.0654718, 19.9416613,17.
- The Kraków Barbican is the most famous part of the medieval walls still standing and one of the few constructions of the style built in Europe.
- In Kraków, it was also the name for the gate extensions used by the defenders to go on "trips" to the enemy camp. Kraków Barbican – architecture.