Page 28 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Krakow

26  INTRODUCING KR AK OW

Gothic Krakow

The charter granted to Krakow in 1257 facilitated urban
development and allowed for a new and more structured
plan. A Gothic defence wall surrounded the city, and Krakow
began to flourish anew following the coronation of Władyslaw
the Short in 1320. The new satellite towns of Kazimierz and
Kleparz both received municipal charters. The architectural
panorama of Krakow was substantially transformed by the Extent of the City
building of many new churches and the cathedral (the third 1370 Today
on Wawel Hill) in the 14th and 15th centuries. The foundation
of the Krakow Academy, and its subsequent renewal,
contributed greatly to the development of culture and The coat of arms
intellectual activities. of the Piasts

The Diptych Reliquary
A double leaf Gothic reliquary
containing the relics of saints
Saints Stanisław and
is decorated with the image Wacław shown standing
of the Virgin Mary and that on the battlement walls are
of Christ. patron saints of Wawel
Cathedral and the
Kingdom of Poland.

A View of Late Gothic
Krakow, 1493
This townscape from the
15th-century World Chronicle
by Hartmann Schedel is the
earliest known view of Krakow.

Coat of arms
1285 Construction of 1364 Krakow Academy founded
Krakow’s defence of Kazimierz by Kazimierz the Great
walls begins 1312 Revolt of German 1340 Construction of Corpus
burghers, led by Albert Christi Church begins
1250 1275 1300 1325 1350 1375
1257 Duke Bolesław 1335 Kazimierz the Great
the Chaste grants Krakow grants Kazimierz its charter
her charter on 5 June
Crown of Kazimierz 1366 Kleparz (Florencja)
the Great (replica) receives its charter