St. Mary’s Basilica

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St. Mary’s Basilica is a prominent Gothic church in Kraków, Poland, renowned for its towering brick façade, wooden altarpiece by Veit Stoss, and the hourly trumpet call (hejnał) played from its highest tower.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic church
Roman Catholic church
basilica minor
church
altarpieceBy Veit Stoss
archdiocese Archdiocese of Kraków
city Kraków NERFINISHED
consecrationYear 1320
constructionMaterial brick
country Poland
countryCapitalNearest Warsaw
denomination Roman Catholic
foundedInCentury 13th century
hasArtWork Gothic stained glass windows
polychrome interior decorations
hasBellTower higher northern tower
lower southern tower
hasFeature hejnał mariacki
hourly trumpet call
towering brick façade
hasFunction parish church
hasNickname St. Mary’s Church in Gdańsk
surface form: Kościół Mariacki
hasPart higher northern tower
lower southern tower
twin towers
wooden altarpiece
hasUse religious services
tourist attraction
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageStatus major landmark of Kraków
liturgicalTradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
locatedIn Kraków NERFINISHED
Main Square, Kraków
surface form: Main Market Square, Kraków

Old Town of Kraków
surface form: Old Town, Kraków
material brick
namedAfter Virgin Mary
notableFor Gothic wooden altarpiece
asymmetrical towers
hourly hejnał trumpet signal
partOf Old Town of Kraków
surface form: Historic Centre of Kraków
rebuiltInCentury 14th century
region Lesser Poland Voivodeship NERFINISHED
style Gothic architecture
touristActivity listening to the hejnał mariacki
viewing the Veit Stoss altarpiece
trumpetCallPlayedFrom higher northern tower

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Kraków hasLandmark St. Mary’s Basilica
Main Market Square hasLandmark St. Mary’s Basilica