Polish renaissance architect, who together with Benedykt from Sandomierz rebiult the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow under the rule of Sigismund I of Poland after it burnt down in 1499. Jump to: navigation, search Polish renaissance architect, who together with Bartolommeo Berrecci rebiult the Wawel Royal Castle in Krakow under the rule of Sigismund I of Poland after it burnt down in 1499. ... Wawel (Polish Wzgórze wawelskie or for short Wawel) is the name of a lime hillock situated on the left bank of the Vistula in Kraków, Poland at an altitude of 228 metres above sea level. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Reign From December 8, 1506 until April 1, 1548 Coronation On January 24, 1507 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk Elżbieta Rakuszanka Consorts Katarzyna Telniczanka Barbara Zapolya Bona Sforza Children with Katarzyna Telniczanka Jan Regina Katarzyna with Barbara Zapolya Jadwiga...
The church contains the graves of Polish Kings, the works of famous artists such as Wit Stwosz and Santi Gucci, and in its vaults - graves of such famous Polish leaders as Prince Jozef Poniatowski and Marshal Jozef Pilsudski as well as the poets Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Slowacki.
Among the 18 chapels of the cathedral, remarkable for its beauty is King Sigismund`s Chapel, regarded as one of the outstanding Renaissance works in central Europe (the work of the Florentine artist BartolommeoBerrecci).
Five bells hang in the belfry of the cathedral, among which the largest is "Sigismund" (diameter 2.5 m, height 1.95 m) - cast in 1520.
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