St. Mary's Church is the undisputed dominant of the Market Square and the concentration of the spiritual life of the city.
Practical points. For believers, the entrance to the temple is free, for tourists - 10 zlotys (price of 2015). That is, the church is divided into two parts, believers go to its back for prayer, and tourists through the central part get to the altar and other attractions.
What to pay attention to?
- the wooden altar of Wit Stvosh (15th century), which cost as much as the annual budget of Krakow;
- painting of the church by Jan Matejka;
- Behind the altar you can see priceless stained glass windows created in the 14th century.
- every hour a trumpeter on one of the towers of the church performs a heinal (trumpet solo), reminiscent of the invasion of the Tatars in the 13th century. The legend says that when the Tatars wanted to attack the city, the trumpeter blew to warn the townspeople, but did not finish the melody - an enemy arrow pierced the throat. The city woke up and repulsed the attack.
Since then, according to tradition, the trumpeter has not played his melody to the end.
From April 1 to October 31, access to the tower of St. Mary's Church was opened (on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays). The cost is 15 PLN. They are allowed every 30 minutes from 9-10 to 17-40 (break from 11-30 to 13-10). The information is current for 2015.
Practical points. For believers, the entrance to the temple is free, for tourists - 10 zlotys (price of 2015). That is, the church is divided into two parts, believers go to its back for prayer, and tourists through the central part get to the altar and other attractions.
What to pay attention to?
- the wooden altar of Wit Stvosh (15th century), which cost as much as the annual budget of Krakow;
- painting of the church by Jan Matejka;
- Behind the altar you can see priceless stained glass windows created in the 14th century.
- every hour a trumpeter on one of the towers of the church performs a heinal (trumpet solo), reminiscent of the invasion of the Tatars in the 13th century. The legend says that when the Tatars wanted to attack the city, the trumpeter blew to warn the townspeople, but did not finish the melody - an enemy arrow pierced the throat. The city woke up and repulsed the attack.
Since then, according to tradition, the trumpeter has not played his melody to the end.
From April 1 to October 31, access to the tower of St. Mary's Church was opened (on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays). The cost is 15 PLN. They are allowed every 30 minutes from 9-10 to 17-40 (break from 11-30 to 13-10). The information is current for 2015.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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