Knowledge Base

These are basements that extend beyond the foundations of the house, and extend under the sidewalks along the town square houses. In the front walls of these cellars you can clearly see bricked up windows and stone portals. With the help of these cellars, today it is possible to reconstruct

Krakow was surrounded by servant settlements which, as the city developed, became suburbs and finally districts of Greater Krakow. The dispute over jurisdiction in these areas was open and therefore the situation was used by various guild obstacles who were not members of the guilds – they acted outside the

Outstanding architect, born in 1847 in Warsaw, died in 1895 in Thalkirchen near Munich. He studied in Warsaw,  Munich, and completed his studies in Zurich. He settled permanently in Krakow in 1869, where he first dealt with the irrigation and drainage system in agriculture. In the 1970s he traveled to

Born in 1605, died in 1668, a pedel from the Krakow Academy. Writer, Krakow lover, born in Tuchola. The author of the first guidebook of Krakow entitled “Jewels of the capital city of Krakow” or “churches and what is worthy and significant about them, briefly described”. According to some researchers

Founder of the first Polish post office, who died in 1584. He came from an Italian noble family, and he came to Krakow from Piedmont at the instigation of his brother, secretary of Queen Bona. In 1558, King Zygmunt August commissioned him to organize a permanent connection between Krakow and

This was the name of the pillar usually standing in front of town halls in certain Polish cities. Various punishments were imposed on him, from the death penalty, scourging, standing up. The pillory was also called “Pilate”. In Krakow, you can find him on the Main Square opposite the “Pod

The Museum of Anthropology of the Jagiellonian University is a non-existent museum that used to be located at the Department of Anthropology of the Jagiellonian University on Ingardena Street. The museum had a rich collection of over 2,000 copies. These were mainly gifts from outstanding Polish scientists: Izydor Kopernicki, Benedykt

Lenin Vladimir was the leader of the Russian and international workers movement and the creator of the Soviet state. He was born in 1870 in Symbirsk, died in 1924 in Gorki near Moscow. In the years 1912-1914 he lived in Krakow, where until the outbreak of World War I he

The Church of Divine Mercy is located in Kraków on Wzgórza Krzesławickie. It was built in 1983-1987. The author of the church design was Witold Cękiewicz, and the author of the structure was Edward Motak. In the openwork cross of the main altar there is an inscription “Jezu Ufam Tobie”

Ecce Homo Church is located at 10 Woronicza Street in Krakow and was founded in 1891. Under the altar are the remains of St. Brother Albert Chmielowski, transferred from the Rakowicki cemetery. In the altar there is a painting “Ecco Homo” made by Albert Chmielowski. There is also a small