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This site was therefore named
Piasek (sand), and a votive
church founded by the duke
was built in 1087. Thus was
born the legend of the
Madonna of the Sand.
The church was actually
founded by Queen Jadwiga
in 1395. It was almost entirely
destroyed during the Swedish
invasion in the 17th century and
its remnants were incorporated
into the new Baroque church
which was consecrated in 1679.
Looking down Karmelicka Street The magnificent high altar,
made in 1698 to 1699, and
aKarmelicka Street appearance” by adding a lavishly decorated with
acanthus leaves, is worth
“Gothic” round corner tower
Ulica Karmelicka and a high gable in the style noting. The splendid stalls
Map 1 B3, 5 (B1, C1). @ 169, 179. v of Netherlandish Mannerism. and the balcony with the
4, 8, 13, 14, 24. By using different architectural organ, both by Jan Hankis,
styles of the past he wanted are also of interest. An icon
Karmelicka Street formed part to pretend that the house had of the Madonna of the Sand,
of the old route connecting been rebuilt many times. He painted directly on the wall,
Krakow to Czarna Wieś and inserted, for example, a parapet is much venerated.
Łobzów. Formerly known as modelled on the Renaissance
Czarna, Karmelicka was always Cloth Hall into the crenellated
the main street in the Garbary “Gothic” frieze. The decoration
quarter. The Carmelite Church is rich in inventive detail.
and, at No. 12, the Town Hall
of Garbary were built here. dCarmelite Church
Initially the street was divided
into two parts: the wider part Kościół Karmelitów
stretched from the Cobblers’ ul. Karmelicka 19. Map 1 B3 (5 C1).
Gate to a small bridge, beyond Tel 12 632 67 52. @ 169, 179.
which the street narrowed v 4, 8, 13, 14, 24. Open 9:30am–
considerably. This explains 4:30pm and 5–7pm daily and
why the Carmelite friary during services.
building projects into the
present-day street. According to a legend, Duke
By the end of the 19th Władysław Herman cured his
century Karmelicka became skin disease by rubbing sand on
one of the most elegant streets the infected areas. He took the
in Krakow. Splendid houses sand from a site miraculously The Calvary Chapel in the side wall
were built to designs by indicated by the Virgin Mary. of the Carmelite Church
Maksymilian Nitsch, Teodor
Talowski and Filip Pokutyński. Queen Jadwiga (Hedwig)
The writers Stanisław
Przybyszewski and Tadeusz Queen Jadwiga (c. 1374–99) was famous for her piety and
Boy-Żeleński were among charity. She contributed to the development of the Academy
the celebrated residents. of Krakow. Venerated since the Middle Ages, she was finally
canonized in 1997. A touching legend links Jadwiga to the
sSpider House Carmelite Church. It tells the story of a mason employed at
the construction of the
Dom pod Pająkiem church who lamented to
ul. Karmelicka 35. Map 1 B3 (5 B1). Jadwiga about his poverty
v 4, 8, 13, 14, 24. Closed to the public. and lack of money to buy
medicine for his wife. The
This house was built in 1889 Queen removed a gold
by Teodor Talowski, one of the brooch from her shoe
leading architects in Krakow and offered it to the man.
in the late 19th century. His The imprint of her foot
intention was to give this can still be seen today. The imprint of Queen Jadwiga’s foot
irregular structure “an ancient