Geological foundation of the Krakow
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008THE GEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF THE KRAKÓW TOWN, AN ANCIENT CAPITAL OF POLAND
by Jan Urban (dr)
Kraków (Cracow) is one of the most impressive towns of Poland, famous all over the world. It is abounding with historical monuments: several tens of churches built in Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque styles (Figs 1-3), Medieval arrangement of the city, the largest Central Square in Europe with the Renaissance “supermarket”, buildings of one of the oldest university in Europe founded in 1364 (Jagiellonian University), fragments of the Medieval ramparts etc. (Figs 4-7). Kraków was a capital of Poland from the 11th through 16th century, so the Renaissance King Castle built on the Wawel Hill (Figs 8, 9) towers over the Old City. The Wawel Hill has been populated since the Old Stone Age. Now the town is a great cultural and educational centre of European importance. (more…)
