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Key Facts • Yugoslav writer and Nobel Prize laureate (1892-1975) known for masterworks like "The Bridge on the Drina" • Studied at Jagiellonian University in Kraków from 1912-1914, living at Bonerowska Street 12 • Learned from distinguished professors including Stanisław Windakiewicz, Ignacy Chrzanowski, Marian Zdziechowski, and Michał Sobieski • Served

The Geological Museum of the Polish Academy of Sciences is located at 3 Senacka Street next to the Department of Dynamic Geology of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow. The museum houses collections that are over 100 years old. The Polish collection of

Key Facts Born in 1874 in Wadowice, the same town where Pope John Paul II was later born Studied architecture at the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts, and École des Beaux-Arts in Paris Chief Conservator of St. Mary's Basilica for 25 years (1900-1925), overseeing critical

Key Facts Born in 1771 in Gałęzów, died in 1856 in Piotrowice Multi-talented figure: poet, critic, journalist, and politician Opponent of the November Uprising (1830-1831) Author of numerous works including epics, poems, and historiographic publications Lived in Kraków where his first collection of poems was published Famous for biographical works

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is located at Garncarska 24 Street in Krakow. It was built in the neo-Gothic style at the end of the XIX century and sacred in 1900. It was built on the basis of Władysław Kaczmarski‘s plans on land donated by Princess Wanda

Key Facts Born in 1827 in Nowy Wiśnicz, younger brother of renowned painter Juliusz Kossak Served in the Austrian army and fought with General Bem's corps in Hungary (1848) Participated in Garibaldi's Italian campaign (1860) and the January Uprising in Poland (1863) Sentenced to 8 years of hard labor in

During a walk around Krakow City Centre, you shall see that the medieval part of the city is surrounded by a park. Have you ever wondered who was the initiator of the Planty Park establishment? It was Florian Straszewski, who has been commemorated with a monument located at the outlet

Madonna with a braid is a Gothic sculpture from the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries depicting the Madonna. It was discovered in 1970 during adaptation and conservation works in the basement of the house no. 4 at Mały Rynek in Krakow, which is located next to the Main

Key Facts Born in 1892 in Kraków, son of renowned symbolist painter Jacek Malczewski Multi-talented artist: painter, writer, and mountaineer Member of the avant-garde artistic group "Rytm" (Rhythm Group) Specialized in mountain and industrial landscapes with modernist realism Published six major literary works between 1928-1960, including "Drug of the Mountains"

The execution sites were the sites of mass murders committed by the Nazis in 1939-1945. Executions were carried out mainly on people detained in the street, hostages and political prisoners. The purpose of the murders was to destroy the Polish nation and to intimidate people. Most of the mass murder