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Have you ever wondered how traveling looked like during occupation? Here you can see a part of it. During the first Austrian occupation of Krakow between years 1796 and 1809, the city has been surrounded by trenches, and only ten departure points were guarded.  Find below the exact places where

The palace located at 5 Topolowa Street in Krakow, erected in the neoclassical style in 1901 – 1904 for Leon Mańkowski, designed by Józef Sowinski and Władysław Kaczmarski. Its rich interior decorations have been preserved. After World War II, the palace was the residence of Kraków voivodes, and in 1954

Located at 37 Kościuszki Street in Krakow, also known as the Hunting Manor, Pańska Karczma, the Palace and the Village Council. According to tradition, it was built in the first half of the 17th century on the site of the former royal castle. It was there that the kings living

Have you ever wondered how some Polish emblems look and what kind of story is hidden behind them? Here you are! Rodło is the name of an emblem of the Union of Poles in Germany. It was created in 1922 to protect the interests of Poles living in Germany. In

Key Facts • Born in 1897 in Krakow, died in 1963 in his hometown • Lieutenant colonel of Polish Army who served in both World Wars • Olympic athlete who represented Poland at the 1924 Paris Olympics in football • Football legend with exceptional goal-scoring record for Wisła Krakow •

Located at 18 Tyniecka Street, in the Dębniki district in Krakow. In the 19th century, a late-classicist villa was erected on the foundations of an old building. In the 1870s, the villa was expanded into a palace by adding a floor, a tower and a neo-renaissance façade. At the end

Located in 6 All Saints’ Square in Krakow, there is a palace commissioned by voivode Stefan Jordan. F. Placidi undertook the conversion of four medieval tenement houses into a magnate residence. The front facade of the tenement houses was located on Bracka Street, the palace has two gates and a

Located at 41 Miodowa Street in Krakow, the most beautiful secular palace was assigned to Jordan. Recent research has shown the vicinity of Nowy Square as the location of the Jordanian Palace. The palace at Miodowa Street was built in the 16th century. It closes Szeroka Street in Kazimierz from

It is located at 1 Kasztanowa Street in the Wola Justowska district. It is a classic example of an artistic protectorate, cultivated by the patriciate of Krakow, is the palace built in 1533-1540 by the Roman count and royal secretary – Ludwik Just Decius. The palace was erected on the

Is located at 20 Straszewskiego street in Krakow. It was built according to the design of Maksymilian Nitsch. It is characterized by the neo-renaissance style, as evidenced by the columned loggias between two avant-corps referring to the old city buildings. In the years 1970-1977 it was restored.