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"Gorze nam się stało"
Made by bazylek100
Henryk Pobożny (Henry II the Pious), the stained glass made according to Stanisław Wyspiański's design (Pavilion Wyspiański 2000 in Kraków). The stained glass windows of Stanisław Wyspiański design (1900-1901) St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Henry II the Pious and Casimir III the Great, designed for the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, were not accepted by the Chapter’s officials for implementation in glass “due to the absence of complex thought in them”, and they only saw light of day in the windows of the Pavilion Wyspiański 2000, founded by the City of Kraków and opened to the public in 2007. Henry II the Pious (ca. 1196/1207 – 1241) was a Piast Duke of Silesia-Wrocław, Kraków and Southern Greater Poland from 1238 until his death. During 1238–1239 he served as a regent of two Piast Duchies: Sandomierz and Opole-Raciborz. He lived and ruled during the 200-years long period of fragmentation of the Kingdom of Poland (The Fragmentation was a result of a very unfortunate testament of King Boleslaus III, who had divided the Kingdom into five principalities). Henry II the Pious, a talented politician, might have had a chance to reunite the lands of the Kingdom long before it was eventually done in 1320 with the coronation of Ladislaus I the Elbow-high, but the Mongol Invasion 1241-1242 put an end to his plans. On 9 April 1241 at Legnica, a combined force of Poles and Germans (approx. 7,000 men, including 1,000 heavy knights) under the command of Duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, supported by small contingents of the Knights Templar and Hospitallers, attempted to halt the Mongol invasion of Europe, but were defeated by the invaders commanded by Ordu Khan. Henry II the Pious was killed during the battle, which had a disastrous effect for his Duchy, and was also a very unlucky incident for the Kingdom. According to Historia Tartarorum, one of the very few reliable sources concerning the battle, he was taken prisoner and told to kneel before a body of a Mongol prince, who had been killed earlier by Polish defenders of Sandomierz. Since Henry refused to do so, he was beheaded, and his head was sent to a Mongol leader Batu Khan who was commanding the other army devastating Hungary at the same time. Henry's legend as the ideal of Christian knighthood and Defensor fidei Christiane was born shortly after the battle, and is still alive in a way.


Kazimierz Wielki
Made by bazylek100
Kazimierz Wielki (Casimir the Great), the stained glass made according to Stanisław Wyspiański's design (Pavilion Wyspiański 2000 in Kraków). The stained glass windows of Stanisław Wyspiański design (1900-1901) St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Henry II the Pious and Casimir III the Great, designed for the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, were not accepted by the Chapter’s officials for implementation in glass “due to the absence of complex thought in them”, and they only saw light of day in the windows of the Pavilion Wyspiański 2000, founded by the City of Kraków and opened to the public in 2007. Casimir III the Great (1310-1370) was the son of Ladislaus the Elbow-high and Poland's only king with the cognomen Great. He completed the work of the reunification of the state which under his rule more than doubled its size. He attached great importance to economic development. He contributed to the development of the towns and commerce, carried out a monetary reform and sanctioned a code of laws for Great and Lesser Poland, which gained for him the title of the Polish Justinian. Under his reign, approximately 50 castles were built across Poland, and 27 towns were surrounded by protective walls. Casimir III also built churches and granted land rights to nobles who occupied both high and low ranks. In 1364, he established the Krakow Academy, the first Polish university. In foreign policy, in spite of some opposition, he was in favour of compromise, for he believed that Poland needed internal stability and peace. The successful rule of Casimir the Great was burdened with a personal and dynastic failure; despite having been married a couple of times the king had no lawful son. Therefore, conflicts over the succession could threaten the integrity of the Kingdom. In 1339, in Visegrad, he concluded a treaty with the allied Kingdom of Hungary, under which the throne was to pass to the Angevins in the event of his childless death. When Casimir, the last Piast king of Poland, died in 1370, his nephew King Louis I of Hungary succeeded him to become king of Poland in personal union with Hungary.


art nouveau windows
Made by sftrajan
Franciscan Church Krakow The Franciscan Church/Monastery;Klasztor Franciszkanow was founded by Duke Henry the Pious for monks coming from Prague. A single-nave Greek cruciform church was constructed in 1269, a sacristy,side chapels and cloisters being added on later. Wladyslaw Lokietek made a dramatic escape from the monastery in a basket lowered over the city walls. Wladyslaw Jagiello - the pagan Lithuanian chosen by the Poles as their king - was baptised and then crowned here in 1386.Several fires caused the collapse of the tower and destroyed the mediaeval furnishings. The present neo-Gothic interior contains magnificent Art Nouveau stained glass and wall paintings of flowers forming a hymn to St.Francis (in the chapel and transept) by Stanislaw Wyspianski, carried out after the disastrous city fire of 1850. The northern chapel contains Stations of the Cross painted by Jozef Mehoffer(who was strongly influenced by Van Gogh). The remains of Boleslaw the Bashful, Duke of Krakow (who issued the city's foundation charter in 1257), his sister Salome and Piotr Kochanowski are buried in the church. The monastery cloisters contain a gallery of portraits of the Bishops of Krakow. The monastery itself was the home of St. Maximilian Kolbe before his deportation to, and martyrdom at Auschwitz.


Happening pod magistratem - dyplom dla Starowicza
Made by marcin wojcik
DYPLOM dla zastępcy Prezydenta Krakowa prof. Wiesława Starowicza za - porażające „wdrażanie” polityki transportowej Krakowa; - „hiperprofesjonalną” realizację zarządzeń Prezydenta Krakowa nr 2103/2004 w sprawie Standardów Technicznych dla infrastruktury rowerowej oraz nr 541/2007 w sprawie Zespołu Zadaniowego ds. dróg rowerowych; - „wzorową” współpracę z organizacjami pozarządowymi; - projektowane obecnie (wrzesień 2008) „wspaniałe” połączenie centrum Krakowa i Nowej Huty przez ul. Mogilską, które raz na zawsze odetnie dostęp rowerem ze Śródmieścia do Nowej Huty wbrew dokumentom planistycznym i pisemnej odpowiedzi prezydenta Majchrowskiego na interwencje poselskie (pewnie żeby się krakowianom we łbach nie poprzewracało i przypadkiem nie zaczęli jeździć na rowerach). Organizatorzy: krakowscy rowerzyści Kraków, Dzień bez Samochodu, 22 września 2008


Franciscan Church & tram Krakow
Made by sftrajan
The Franciscan Order arrived in Cracow in 1237. A monastery was founded on this site, and in 1260 work began on a church. Forty years later, King Ladislas the Short made a swashbuckling escape from here in a basket - the city was being bombarded by the dastardly King Wenceslas of Bohemia, who rather liked the idea of adding Cracow to his kingdom. After many skirmishes, the Polish monarch took refuge in the Ojcow valley, where he holed himself up in a cave. The Czechs searched high and low for the escapee, but as legend recounts, a huge spider's web concealed the door of the cave, and this put the hunters off the scent. Six years later, having regrouped his forces, Ladislas made good his return and reconquered Cracow. He left the kingdom stronger than it had ever been, setting the stage for his son, Kazimierz, who continued the job, and was later dubbed 'the Great'.


UTW Stare Miasto Lightroom Preset
Made by underthewaves
download So much for getting this one uploaded last night! The vintage-looking vignette made me think of all the faded and overexposed old photographs that I've seen over the years and this is my sorry attempt of replicating it. Kraków is a really awesome city and looking through these shots really makes me want to go back to Poland! Stare Miasto means old town and these shots were taken in various places of that section of the city. If you use the preset, please credit me and link back to this page. I'd love to see what you do with it, so feel free to post a small image in the comments. Thanks for taking a look!


Błękitna Manifestacja
Made by Gosia Malochleb
Błękitna Manifestacja zorganizowane przez Modraszek Kolektyw w środę 8 czerwca 2011 roku pod Urzędem Miasta Krakowa, przy pl. Wszystkich Świętych. Mieszkańcy miasta pokazali swoją obecnością jak ważny jest dla nich Zakrzówek miasta. Mówili, że chcą aby teren otrzymał prawną ochronę, aby stał się prawdziwym prakiem.


Bombardier NGT6-2
Made by magro_kr
Tramwaj NGT6-2 #2033 jako ósemka jedzie ul. Franciszkańską, Kraków, 29 grudnia 2007 r. ** NGT6-2 tram #2003 as line 8 in Franciszkańska str., Kraków, December 29, 2007 ** Photo featured in a krakoff.info article


Cracovia Sacra
Made by bazylek100
Stained glass showing Blessed Salomea (the cloisters of Monastery of Franciscans at Franciszkańska Street in Kraków). The Franciscan Church and Monastery was founded by Duke Henry the Pious for monks coming from Prague. A single-nave Greek cruciform church was constructed in 1269, a sacristy, side chapels and cloisters being added on later.


The Ballet in Krakow
Made by JaroslawSaternus
A wonderful performance of a professional ballet dancer. The photograph was taken in Krakow, Poland in a classroom of a ballet school located in historic building (Krakow’s Main Square). Zdjęcie przedstawia artystkę Opery Krakowskiej. Zdjęcie wykonane zostało w sali szkoły baletowej mieszczącej się na Rynku Głównym w Krakowie.


Wiedeńczyk
Made by *Ijon
Kraków, plac Wszystkich Świętych. Ex-wiedeński tramwaj typu E1, linia nr 1. Nie wiem dlaczego, ale wyświetlacz numeru linii zgasł na chwilę. Ex-Vienna tram type E1, servicing on route 1. Cracow, Wszystkich Świętych square. Why the line number display has gone disappeared for a while?


krakow pedicab
Made by krakow.bicycles
nowosc w krakowie. nie wiem na ile to bedzie faktycznie srodek transportu/srodek transportu dla turystow a na ile tylko nosnik reklamy... ale ma fajne czerwone swiatelka z tylu :) a novelty in krakow. we'll see how much it'll be a mean of transport not just a advertisement rolling around town.


Happening w obronie Zakrzówka
Made by marcin wojcik
Happening pod Magistratem w Krakowie. 15 lutego 2010 roku. Społeczna akcja dla ratowania Zakrzówka przed ekspansywną zabudową z przyzwoleniem władz miasta. Zobacz także video z happeningu


Miasto Kraków nie Sodoma
Made by j@cek
Informacja o programie promocji miasta wśród środowisk homoseksualnych, któremu zaprzeczają władze miejskie zelektryzowała przeciwników gejów i lesbijek, którzy spotkali się o 11:30 na Placu Wszystkich Świętych by zaprotestować przeciwko takiej formie promocji miasta.


Pawilon Wyspiańskiego
Made by magro_kr
Witraże wg projektów Stanisława Wyspiańskiego w Pawilonie Wyspiańskiego przy pl. Wszyskich Świętych, Kraków, 14 sierpnia 2007 r. ** Stained glass made of Stanisław Wyspiański's projects in Wyspiański Exhibition House, Wszystkich Świętych sq., Kraków, August 14, 2007


God the Creator
Made by Hythe Eye
Designed by Stanisław Wyspiański, this stained glass window is said, by some, to be the best stained glass window in the world! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%c5%82aw_Wyspia%c5%84ski


krakow's bikeone: details
Made by krakow.bicycles
Today I had a chance to test those new rental bikes. Once at nite (5AM) and in daytime. See notes for details. Dzis mialem okazje przetestowac nowe rowery do wypozyczenia. Raz jeszcze w nocy (5rano) a takze podczas dnia. Zobacz notki by poznac szczegoly.


The Gathering
Made by Grzegorz Chorus
Zdziczałe psy spotkają się z hienami i kozły będą się przyzywać wzajemnie; co więcej, tam Lilit przycupnie i znajdzie sobie zacisze na spoczynek View on black


Pomnik Dietla
Made by magro_kr
Pomnik Józefa Dietla, prezydenta Krakowa (1866-1874), przed magistratem, pl. Wszystkich Świętych, 24 maja 2008 r. ** Monument of Józef Dietl, mayor of Kraków (1866-1874), in front of the city hall, Wszystkich Świętych sq., May 24, 2008


prasa
Made by donchris!™
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