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St Mary`s Basilica

Exterior of the St. Mary's Basilica
Location
Kraków
Country
Poland
Denomination
Roman Catholic
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Exterior of the St. Mary's Basilica
Location
Kraków
Country
Poland
Denomination
Roman Catholic
History
Founder(s)
Casimir III the Great
Architecture
Architectural type
Gothic-style
Completed
1347
Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven (also known as St. Mary's Church; Polish: Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny (Kościół Mariacki)) is a Brick Gothic church re-built in the 14th century (originally built in the early 13th century), adjacent to the Main Market Square in Kraków, Poland. Standing 80 m (262 ft) tall, it is particularly famous for its wooden altarpiece carved by Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz).
On every hour, a trumpet signal—called the Hejnał mariacki—is played from the top of the taller of St. Mary's two towers. The plaintive tune breaks off in mid-stream, to commemorate the famous 13th century trumpeter, who was shot in the throat while sounding the alarm before the Mongol attack on the city. The noon-time hejnał is heard across Poland and abroad broadcast live by the Polish national Radio 1 Station.[1] [2]
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