Chapel of St Kinga

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The Chapel of St Kinga is an underground, ornately carved salt-rock church and major tourist attraction located deep within Poland’s historic Wieliczka Salt Mine.

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Chapel of St Kinga canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic chapel
tourist attraction
underground chapel
accessibleBy guided tour
architecturalStyle rock-cut architecture
associatedWith cult of Saint Kinga
constructionMaterial halite
country Poland
dedicatedTo Saint Kinga of Poland
depthBelowGround approximately 101 meters
floorArea approximately 465 square meters
hasAcoustics reverberant underground acoustics
hasAltar main altar carved from salt
hasArtworkDepicting Last Supper bas-relief
scenes from the Bible
hasFeature bas-relief sculptures carved in salt
salt-carved floor
salt-carved staircases
salt-crystal chandeliers
salt-rock altars
hasFloorDecoration salt-tile pattern carved into the floor
hasFunction cultural heritage site
event venue
place of worship
hasSeatingCapacity several hundred people
hasSideChapel side altars dedicated to saints
height about 12 meters
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines"
length about 54 meters
lighting electric lighting with salt-crystal chandeliers
locatedIn Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Poland
Wieliczka
Wieliczka Salt Mine Museum
surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine
materialUsed rock salt
mineLevel third level of Wieliczka Salt Mine
notableFor being one of the largest underground chapels in Europe
ornately carved salt-rock interior
ownership Kopalnia Soli Wieliczka company
surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine company
partOf Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
surface form: Wieliczka Salt Mine tourist route

underground complex of chapels in Wieliczka Salt Mine
religion Roman Catholicism
touristAttractionStatus major attraction of Wieliczka Salt Mine
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1978
usedFor religious services
tourist visits
weddings
width about 15 meters

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