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The oldest, Pre-Romanesque buildings were built in Poland after the Christianisation of the country but only few of them still exist today (palace and church complex on Ostrów Lednicki, the Rotunda of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Wawel Castle). The Romanesque architecture was then developed in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Gothic architecture is represented in the majestic churches but also at the burgher houses and fortifications.The most significant buildings are St. John's Cathedral (14th century), the temple is a typical example of the so-called Masovian gothic style, St. Mary's Church (1411), a town house of Burbach family (14th century), [1] Gunpowder Tower (after 1379) and the Royal Castle Curia Maior ...
Following is a list of notable Polish architects and architects from Poland ordered by architectural period. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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The Palace of Culture and Science (Polish: Pałac Kultury i Nauki; [a] abbreviated PKiN) [b] is a notable high-rise building in central Warsaw, Poland.With a total height of 237 metres (778 ft), it is the second tallest building in both Warsaw and Poland (after the Varso Tower), the sixth tallest building in the European Union and one of the tallest on the European continent. [1]
The SARP Honorary Award and the SARP Award of the Year are the two most significant and prestigious Poland's annual architectural prizes. [6] The former is awarded in the recognition of the outstanding lifetime achievements in the field of architecture, [7] and the latter to the designers of most significant contemporary buildings [8]
Buildings and structures in Poland by type (27 C) Buildings and structures in Poland by voivodeship (21 C) Lists of buildings and structures in Poland (4 C, 22 P)
They were built in the Gothic style, but are different from the contemporary stone or brick buildings in the cities. These churches were sponsored by noble families and are richly decorated. [18] Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski* Lubusz: 2004 1127; i, iv (cultural) The park is set along the banks of the Neisse River and is shared by Poland and ...