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St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków
Kościół archiprezbiterialny pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Krakowie
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (St. Mary's Basilica) is a Brick Gothic Roman Catholic basilica on the north‑eastern corner of Kraków's Main Market Square. It is noted for its pair of unequal towers, hourly trumpet hejnał from the taller belfry, and the late‑Gothic wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss. The building has served continuously as a parish church and landmark of the city's historic centre.
First raised
1400
Its prime
1892
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1892
What St. Mary's Basilica in Kraków looked like in its prime.
A long red‑brick basilica with a steep dark slate roof and buttressed aisles, dominated by two unequal towers: a taller northern tower rising into an octagonal, lanced spire crowned with a gilded crown and an array of small spirelets, and a shorter tower capped by an elliptical dome and lanterns. Pointed‑arch clerestory and tall traceried windows puncture the walls; a green patinated bronze porch stands over the main entrance; tracery and stone dressings are pale limestone against deep brick.
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10 places to explore in 1892.
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