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Wawel Cathedral in Kraków

Kraków Monuments and Historic Buildings: Wawel Cathedral



Wawel Cathedral

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The Wawel Cathedral is a church which is situated on Wawel Hill and is the national sanctuary of Poland. It has a 1,000 year of history and was once the traditional coronation site of Polish monarchs. The great bell, Sigismund Bell at this cathedral is one third heavier and around 350 years older than Big Ben in London. The major attraction of the historic building is to climb the Sigismund Tower.


Category: Monument and Historic Building
Address: Krakow, Poland
Email: zamek@wawel.edu.pl
Website http:// www.wawel.diecezja.pl
Telephone: 012-422-26-43



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