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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.
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.
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 ...
Płock Cathedral (Polish: Katedra Płocka), or the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Masovia, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Płock, in central Poland. It is an example of 12th-century Romanesque architecture and is the oldest and most important historical monument in the city, which contains the tombs of several Polish ...
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 ...
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]
Nearly 1000 years old, it is part of the Wawel Castle Complex and is a national sanctuary which served as the coronation site of Polish monarchs. The current Gothic cathedral is the third edifice on this site; the first was constructed and destroyed in the 11th century and the second one, constructed in the 12th century, was destroyed by a fire ...
Logo for a Historic Monument ("pomnik historii") in Poland. Historic Monument (Polish: pomnik historii, pronounced [ˈpɔm.ɲik xisˈtɔ.rji]) is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek) in Poland. [1] To be recognized as a Polish historic monument, an object must be declared such by the President of ...