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Pictures of Travels in Poland: Warsaw, Krakow, Wieliczka, Wawel, Kazimierz...
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Main Square or Rynek Starego Miasta in the Old City of Warsaw- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: Warsaw is a city, in which historic buildings, palaces, churches and architectural complexes, destroyed during the II WW, have been reconstructed with great care. During war 80% of the town was destroyed and 800.000 inhabitants died.
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Royal Castle of Warsaw- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: The Royal Castle in Warsaw was the official residence of the Polish monarchs. The personal offices of the king, as well as the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Poland were located. Completly destroid during II War, was rebuilt between 1970 and 1974. Actually housed a Museum.
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St. Stanislav -Wawel Cathedral -Krakow- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: Poland's impressive national shrine shelters plenty of superb church art. Among its 18 chapels are true architectural masterpieces.
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Wawel Hill in Krakow- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: In the Wawel Hill was sited the heart of Poland durin centuries. Royal Palace and St Stanislav Cathedral are found here.
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The Kazimierz Jewish Quarter -Krakow- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: In 1495 King Jan I Olbracht transferred Krakow Jews to the nearby royal city of Kazimierz, which gave rise to its once bustling Jewish quarter and a major European center of the Diaspora for the next three centuries.
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Wieliczka Salt Mine- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: The mine, declared World Heritage by UNESSCO since 1978, has been worked for 900 years producing 200 kilometers of passages as well as 2,040 caverns of varied size.
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Chapel of St. Kinga -Wieliczka Salt Mine- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: The huge 22,000m3 Chapel of St. Kinga, which is completely decorated with salt. The bas-relief wall carvings, made by the miners showing scenes from the New Testament.
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Modern centre of Warsaw- Poland
Author: A. de Cara
Text: Commercial centre and the skyscrapers in central Warsaw.
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