Oliwia Woch- Kraków prezentacja

1. Cracow

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3. • Cracow (Krakow) is the top tourist destination of
Poland. The city basks in glory of its long history
and it greatly treasures its reputation of the culture
capital of Poland. Cracow's seven universities plus
almost twenty other institutions of higher education
make it the country’s leading center of science and
education. The city's expanding service sector is the
lifeblood of local economy but varied industry and
production still provide substantial proportions of
jobs and wealth.

4. More
about
cracow:
• http://www.krakow-info.com/cracow.htm

5. How to
get there:

6. Interesting
things about
Cracow:

7. Market
Square
• The buzzing heart of the
Unesco-attested Cracow
Old Town, the Market
Square, is where all the
action has played out since
the Middle Ages. Come
here for bars packed into
the cellars of Medieval
buildings, on-street cafes
and restaurants, and

8. Wawel Castle
• You can’t visit Cracow without
exploring the medley of gothic,
renaissance, rococo and
romanesque architecture that is the
great Wawel Castle. The muddle of
buildings is on a high point in the
city, giving it an imposing presence.
It was the home of the Polish kings

9. Planty
Park
• The green belt Planty
Park rings the whole area
of Cracow’s historic Old
Town. Pathways weave
this way and that past
sculptures, babbling
fountains and brick
towers, while locals walk
their dogs and cafes spill
on to the surrounding

10. Sukiennice
• Hailed as the world’s oldest shopping
centre, the Sukiennice, or Cloth Hall, has
stood in the middle of Cracow Market
Square for centuries. It was once full of
international traders, selling silk, spices,
leather and wax during its heyday in the 15th
century – not just cloth. Even if rummaging
through souvenir and food stands is not on
your list of what to do in Cracow, pause
outside to wonder at the handsome

11. Dragon's
Den
• Touring a dragon’s den is
one of the quirkier
activities in Cracow.
Legend has it that the
Wawelski dragon used to
live beneath the mound of
Wawel Castle and
terrorise the city’s
residents, before coming
to a grizzly end thanks to

12. Monume
nts &
Statues
in
Cracow

13. Monument of the
Wawel Dragon
• monument at the foot of the Wawel
Hill in Cracow, Poland, in front of the
Wawel Dragon's den, dedicated to the
mythical Wawel Dragon.] Installed in
1972, the statue is capable of
breathing fire on demand.

14. Grunwald
Monument
• is an equestrian statue of
King of Poland Władysław II
Jagiełło (1352–1434) located
at Matejko Square in
Cracow's Old Town and
constructed in 1910 to
commemorate the 500th
anniversary of the Battle of
Grunwald. It was destroyed in
1939 by Nazi Germans and

15. Monument of
Eros Bound
• Among Cracow’s most well-known
landmarks, this sculpture in the western
corner of the market square is a popular
meeting place and at some point, serves as
a photographic backdrop for almost every
tourist who visits the city. Affectionately
referred to as ‘The Head’, the bronze body
part’s official title is ‘Eros Bendato’ (Eros
Bound) and is the work of Polish artist Igor
Mitoraj (1944 - 2014).

16. Adam
Mickiewicz
Monument
• one of the best-known
bronze monuments in Poland,
and a favorite meeting place
at the Main Market Square in
the Old Town (Stare Miasto)
district of Kraków.

17. Interesting things about
Cracow:
• Cracow Has Its Own Anthem
• Cracow Is A City Of Pigeons
• Cracow’s Market Square is the largest
medieval commercial square in Europe.
• The name of Cracow is traditionally
derived from Krakus, the legendary
founder of Cracow and a ruler of the tribe
of Lechitians.
• There Is A Hidden Knife In Sukiennice
• In 2000, Cracow was named European

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directions feel free
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21. Questio
n time

22. Cracow.
2.where is the dragon's den?
3.which animals will you find
there the most?
4.what is hidden in sukiennice?
5.who does the Grunwald
Monument represent?

23. Answers:
1.Monument of Eros Bound, Adam Mickiewicz
Monument and Grunwald Monument
2.Beneath the mound of Wawel Castle
3.Pigeons
4. Knife
5. Władysław II Jagiełło

24. Source
s:
• http://www.krakow-
info.com/cracow.htm
• https://krakow.naszemiasto.pl/
• https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attract
ions-g274772-Activities-c47-t26-
Krakow_Lesser_Poland_Province_
Southern_Poland.html

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