St. Mary's

St. Mary's Church with its asymetrical facade dominates the Old Town Square. It dates back to the 16th century and was the most important church in the city for many centuries. In the lower tower five bells are housed while the higher tower served as as a watch-tower in the Middle Ages. You can hear a trumpeter playing the Hejnal on the hour every hour. The trumpeter stops abruptly half-way through as, legend has it, a trumpeter was once shot in the throat by Tartar invaders. Inside St. Mary's is a valuable collection of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque furnishings but the most famous art work is certainly the wooden altar built by Wit Stwosz in the 15th century.

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St. Mary's Church, entrance

On the far left is part of the entrance to St. Mary's. In the middle is the entrance to St. Mary's Square.

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St. Mary's

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St. Mary's Church.

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St. Mary's, with the trumpeter

This tower served as as a watch-tower in the Middle Ages. You can hear a trumpeter playing the Hejnal on the hour every hour. The trumpeter stops abruptly half-way through as, legend has it, a trumpeter was once shot in the throat by Tartar invaders.

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St. Mary's, with the trumpeter, detail

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St. Mary's

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St. Mary's

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Interior, St. Mary's

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Front entrance to St. Mary's

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Above the front entrance of St. Mary's

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St. Mary's Church.

On the right is the entrance to St. Mary's Square, and part of the East side of the square with 4 Market Square and an unnamed house.

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Wawel Hill, view from Zygmunt Tower

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St. Mary's at night, day 9

On the right is the entrance to St. Mary's Square, and part of the East side of the square with 4 Market Square and an unnamed house.

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