- The Barbican is the northernmost part of the fortifications in Krakow. ... Currently, the Barbican is a branch of the Historical Museum of Krakow.
- The pearl of Kraków’s fortifications, the Barbican is one of the most exquisite examples of medieval military architecture in Europe.
- The Kraków barbican (Polish: barbakan krakowski) is a barbican—a fortified outpost of, and gateway leading into, Kraków's Old Town.
- Krakow's fundamental city door, Brama Florianska, was made unconquerable in the start of the l6th century because of Europe's mightiest barbican.
- Take a tour of the structure that once ensured Krakow’s safety and is today the best-preserved barbican in Europe.
- If you wanted to get into the Old Town in Krakow you had to pass by the Barbican. ... The Barbican was finished around 1498, and it is built in gothic style.
- Kraków's Barbican is one of only three such fortified outposts still surviving in Europe and considered to be the best-preserved.
- The Krakow Barbican. Nick Hodge 1 min read 1 comment Updated 6th Dec 2017. ... The Barbican was both a principal gateway and a key element of defence.
- Book your ticket to Krakow's Barbican to visit one of the few remaining defensive barriers that encircled the royal city.
- Localisation. ul. Basztowa , 30-547 Kraków. The branch can be visited as part of Defensive Walls - Barbican - Celestat.