Gothic trip around the Europe #8

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Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven in Cracow
Built in the 14th century, its foundations date back to the early 13th century and serve as one of the best examples of Polish Gothic architecture. bazylika_big.jpgIn the XIX century the temple gained a new design and murals painted and funded by Jan Matejko, who worked with Stanislaw Wyspianski and Józef Mehoffer - the authors of stained glass in the presbytery.kosciol_mariacki_sklepienie_prezbiterium.jpg
The temple is one of the main attraction of Cracow main square c5a9c391c7aec60e1df0f2c2977fc86bkosciol-mariacki-5.jpg