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Demonstrations in
Nowa Huta
During the period
of martial law, street
demonstrations in the
workers’ suburb of Nowa
Huta often ended in riots.

Extent of the City
1945 Today
Nobel Prize for
Wisława
Szymborska
The Krakow poet Where to See
was awarded the Modern Krakow
1996 Nobel Prize
for Literature. Very few postwar buildings
in Krakow deserve notice.
However, some examples
of ecclesiastical architecture,
namely the Abbey of the Fathers
St Mary’s of the Resurrection designed by
Church Dariusz Kozłowski, and two
churches in Nowa Huta – the
Ark of God and Mistrzejowice
Polish Church, are exceptional. An
banner extensive programme of
building renovation in old
Krakow has been undertaken.
Outstanding contemporary
buildings include the Małopolska
Garden of Arts and the Cricoteka
building in Podgórze.

Sculpture Decorating the Tomb The Ark of God Church in Nowa
of Tadeusz Kantor Huta (see p156)(see p156)(see p156 is an example of
The theatre of Tadeusz Kantor (1915–90) modern ecclesiastical architecture,
had a Polish, as well as a European, rich in impressive forms and
dimension. This sculpture on his tomb symbolic content.
was originally designed for his play
Wielopole, Wielopole.

1981 Martial law 1991 International Cultural Centre established 2005 Pope 2010 A plane crash kills
declared in Poland 1992 European Month 1996 Wisława John Paul II President Lech Kaczyński
on 13 December of Culture celebrations Szymborska is dies in Rome and his wife; Bronisław
(lifted on 22 take place in Krakow awarded the Nobel Komorowski elected
July 1983) president of Poland
in June Prize for Literature
1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
1993 Czesław Miłosz, the
1981 Citizens Committee winner of the Nobel Prize 2014 2016 Krakow hosts
for the Rescue of for Literature, becomes an 2004 Poland joins Canonization Catholic World
Krakow established honorary citizen of Krakow the European of Pope Youth Day
Union (EU) John Paul II
A book by
Czesław Miłosz