GPM 0995K Kościół Mariacki w Krakowie - Zestaw

The Arch-presbytery Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Krakow (Małopolskie Voivodeship), commonly known as the St. Mary's Church, is one of the most important buildings in the city and one of the most visited religious buildings within it. Since 1962, it has been called a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII. Based on the account of Jan Długosz, it can be stated that the Romanesque building on the site of the present church was erected in the 20s and 30s of the 13th century, but was soon destroyed during the Tatar invasion. At the turn of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the construction of a new church began, already in the gothic style, the presbytery was built by Mikołaj Wierzynek around 1360, and the main work was completed around 1400. In the first half of the 15th century, the side chapels of the church were added. At the end of the 15th century, a masterpiece of Gothic sculpture on a European scale appeared in the church - the Altar of Veit Stoss. It is worth adding that in the years 1887-1891, under the direction of Tadeusz Stryjeński, elements of neo-Gothic decor, as well as a new polychrome and stained glass were introduced in the church. Jan Matejko, Stanisław Wyspiański and Józef Mehoffer collaborated on this event. At present, the temple is a Roman Catholic parish church.