St Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki)
Neighborhood: Old Town (Stare Miasto)
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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 since the Middle Ages. From here 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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The most famous building in the Square
Neighborhood: Old Town (Stare Miasto)
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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 since the Middle Ages. From here 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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Journey back to a romantic age
The church reflects the whole religious attitude of the Poles. The facade has just been recently ren...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 31 2007
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CHURCHES IN THE WORLD
The outside of the church has a gothic style with two unequal spires. A trumpter plays the "hejnal" ...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 28 2006
Stunning!
A stunning building in a beautiful city!! The view from the top is worth the extremely long hike to...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 20 2004
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