Wawel Cathedral 🇵🇱

#traveldiaries Wawel Cathedral sits in the heart of the royal palace and castle complex that dominates the hill of the same name, on the south side of Kraków’s Old Town. It’s Poland’s Westminster Cathedral, the absolute focal point of the country’s religious history, crowning place of kings and queens and architectural overseer of the famous Cracovian gothic skyline. Before the structure of today’s cathedral was itself finished as early as 1346, there is evidence that smaller Romanesque Christian churches adorned the site on top of the Wawel hill from as early as perhaps the 9th century. However, with Krakow’s rise to power, and the concomitance of religious and political focus after the Christianisation of Poland, the site atop the city’s most important hill, quickly gained momentum. The structure seen today is a product of almost 800 years of various construction projects that have extended and adorned the original building – a triple aisled basilica in the style of gothic medievalism. The various domed chapels, capped with a variety of bronze coloured roofs, are the result of building projects patronised by various bishops from the 15th onwards that changed the outer façade of the building for good. 💰Average Price per Person: 23,00 zł 🕰️Business Hours: 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, 12.30pm to 5pm on Sunday. #poland #hiddengem #100waysoftravel #historicallandmarks #localguides #europe