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this building, in accordance the work of Józef Mehoffer.
with the spirit of 19th-century Stained-glass windows above
Historicism which favoured the stairs depict allegorical
such forms for school archi- subjects such as the progress
tecture. On the first floor of mankind through industry
is a studio where Matejko and commerce, thus reflecting
painted his Kościuszko at the function of the building.
Racławice and The Vows of The several cast-iron
King Jan Kazimierz. decorations are also of
In 1900 the school gained interest. Today, the building
university status, becoming houses the publishers
the Academy of Fine Arts. Wydawnictwo Literackie.
Some of the best Polish artists The ornate interior of the Church of
were among its students. The St Vincent de Paul
building in Kleparz is currently
the seat of the academy’s architecture in Krakow because
governing body and houses of its clear, compact and monu-
the faculties of painting, mental forms.
printmaking and sculpture. The side altar features a
miraculous icon depicting Christ
Crucified. This much venerated
ePolish State image was brought after World
Railways War II from Milatyn near L’viv.
Headquarters
Plac J Matejki 12. Map 2 D3 (6 E1). tGlobe House
@ 304. v 2, 4, 7, 14, 24. Dom pod Globusem
Closed to the public.
ul. Długa 1. Map 1 C3. @ 304.
This imposing building was v 2, 4, 7, 14, 24.
constructed in 1888 by an The façade of the Church of the Nuns
unknown Viennese architect This house was built in 1904 of the Visitation
who combined the forms to 1906 for the Chamber of yChurch of the
of both Romanesque and Commerce and Industry. It
Baroque Revival into an eclectic was designed by the architects Nuns of the
whole. It is possibly the only Franciszek Mączyński and Visitation
building in Krakow to have Tadeusz Stryjeński. The Kościół Wizytek
been directly influenced by building is considered to
the 19th-century monumental be one of the best examples ul. Krowoderska 16. Map 1 C3.
architecture of its Austrian of the Art Nouveau style in Tel 12 632 16 28. v 2, 4, 7, 14, 24.
neighbour, Vienna. Polish architecture. It is an Open during services only.
interesting asymmetrical
structure dominated by a The convent was founded
rChurch of pyramidal tower topped by Bishop Jan Małachowski
St Vincent de Paul by a globe. The interior as a votive offering after
Kościół św. Wincentego decoration, including murals he was miraculously saved
de Paul in the great hall, is mainly from drowning in the Vistula.
The church is an interesting
ul. Św. Filipa 19. Map 2 D3. Tel 12 429 example of Krakow’s Baroque
25 33. @ 304. v 2, 4, 7, 14, 24. ecclesiastical architecture. It
Open during services only. was built from 1686 to 1695
by Giovanni Solari.
The present church was built The façade is richly decorated
between 1875 and 1877 and with sculptures and ornaments.
replaced the medieval Church Some lavish decoration is also
of Saints Philip and James which characteristic of the interior
had been dismantled by the which, although small, is very
Austrian authorities in 1801. elegant. The unusual high
The architect, Filip Pokutyński, altar was made in 1695 by
was inspired by Italian late- the sculptor Jerzy Golonka.
Romanesque architecture. The plasterwork is by Jan
Although modest in design, Liskowicz. The 18th-century
the church differs from other The Globe House, a prime example of murals decorating the vault
19th-century ecclesiastical Art Nouveau architecture have been much altered.