Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
I was nicely surprised by your response to my last architectural post that was dedicated to the St. Joseph´s Church in Krakowand it´s my pleasure to show you another remarkable piece of Krakow architecture today.
While the above mentioned church was just an imitation of the Gothic architectural style (yet very impressive of course), the one that I am going to present to you in this post is an authentic piece from the medieval era that has been around for almost 700 years.
Without further ado, let me show you the beauty and majesty of the Corpus Christi Basilica, locally known as Bazylika Bozego Ciala.
This amazing piece of medieval architecture can be found in the old Jewish neighborhood of Krakow known as Kazimierz. The nearby streets are so narrow and the church is so large that again, it was very hard to put the entire structure in one shot. As far as I know, there is actually just one spot from which you can do that - the northerneastern tip of the adjacent Wolnica Square. That´s also where I took the above featured photo from.
Originally intended as a monastery church, the basilica was built at the beginning of the 14th century, during the reign of the prominent Polish king Casimier III (also known as Casimier the Great).
The basilica boasts several impressive primacies. It houses one of the most beautiful choir stalls in Europe and the largest organs in Krakow. It´s also the resting place of Bartolommeo Berrecci, a renowned Italian Renaissance architect who designed a number of famous architectural landmarks in Krakow and some other Polish cities.
We haven´t been inside the church yet but I learned that the interiors consist of Gothic and Baroque features. Originally, they were mostly Gothic but the basilica was robbed and badly damaged by the Swedish soldiers in 1655 so it was renovated and completed with Baroqe features later on.
As you can see in the pictures, I didn´t have a good weather when I was taking them. It was a cloudy gray chilly day and the bad light had an impact on the quality of the photos, unfortunately, but I hope the shots still did at least a bit of justice to the beauty and magnificence of the church. I will definitely try to take some more and better photos next time when the weather is nice ;)
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Another truly spectacular architectural church i love the brick work that would of taken ages to stack all them bricks great shots 👍
Haha that´s what I also thought about... the enormous amount of bricks they used for the construction :D Thanks for your visit man!
Hi, I really enjoy looking at pictures of these structures, they have an impressive architecture, they are very imposing.
Hey see you twice tonight 😃
Wow, amazing architecture @phortun. I never seen any Church as big as this. Such a wonderful work of Human Beingd in 14th Cetury 😍 Big Respect
Thanks for stopping by again Trang :) Well, Europe is full magnificent architectural pieces dating back to centuries (sometimes even millennia) ago. There are so many impressive churches here in Krakow. And in my Czech homeland too actually. I hope you will make it here one day to see it for yourself :)
You are welcome 😊 Europe is my dream. Yes, I hope I can make it to Europe one day 😍
Thank you, I am really glad this unplanned mini series about interesting Krakow churches has been getting such a great feedback :)
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Thanks for your support Andy! Much appreciated :)
You are welcome!
Sorry I didn't add any words sooner. I was in a rush, so just add my part of support for your great post when I saw it...
What to say? Another nice capture of beauties, this time religious theme. I am not following any religion, but visiting all kind od interesting religious objects on my travels is a must!
Thanks for sharing and keep up your great work!
No problem buddy, I thought you would stop by later with a comment ;) Thanks for all those kind words and support again. Really means a lot.
Good evening. Very beautiful photographs of ancient architecture. I really liked your work. Thank you very much. I wish you success.
Thanks buddy, it was my pleasure to introduce you to this beautiful piece of architecture.
Cool👍, the photos was taked with great angles. Make the photos looks awesome.
Well, because of the enornous size of the church, the angles were very challenging for my poor cellphone camera but I did my best :D Thanks for checking out the shots.
o, mój piękny kraków 💚
I will stay with you 😛
Thank you :) Your hometown is a beautiful place, we really like it here.
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Wohooo thank you Kim! :)
Wow es exelente la fachada , mas cuando se trata de antiguedades, como lo es esta iglesia, gracias.
Gracias por visitar mi blog amigo! :)
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Nice place
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