Wawel Castle in Kraków
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Wawel Castle in Kraków is a historic royal residence and symbol of Polish statehood that served as the seat of kings for centuries and now functions as a major museum and cultural landmark.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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cultural heritage site → historic monument → museum → royal residence → |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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Gothic → Renaissance → Romanesque → |
| collectionIncludes |
Italian Renaissance paintings
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Oriental art → arms and armor → gold and silverware → royal portraits → tapestries of Sigismund II Augustus → |
| country |
Poland
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| function |
art museum
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historic house museum → |
| hasPart |
Crown Treasury and Armory
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Dragon’s Den → Lost Wawel exhibition → Royal Private Apartments → State Rooms → Wawel Cathedral → |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| heritageStatus |
national monument of Poland
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| locatedBy |
Vistula River
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| locatedIn |
Kraków
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Lesser Poland Voivodeship → |
| locatedOn |
Wawel Hill
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| managedBy |
Wawel Royal Castle National Art Collection
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| notableFor |
courtyard with arcaded galleries
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defensive walls and towers → royal chambers → |
| ownedBy |
State Treasury of Poland
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| partOf |
Historic Centre of Kraków
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Wawel complex → |
| significantEvent |
coronations of Polish kings
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royal funerals → royal weddings → |
| significantPeriod |
Jagiellonian dynasty
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Piast dynasty → Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → |
| symbolOf |
Polish national identity
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Polish statehood → |
| touristAttraction |
major tourist attraction in Poland
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
1978
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| usedAs |
museum
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national symbol → royal residence → seat of Polish kings → |