Kraków · Lesser Poland
Walking around the curved brick wall lets us see how different this is from a city gate. The low openings and projecting turrets are details to take slowly before stepping into the Old Town.
Barbican
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Before your visit
Read the guide for how we’d spend time here, with practical details and links to current visitor information.
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Poland · History · Attractions
Walk around Kraków’s Barbican with our photographs, learn why it was built in 1498–1499 and check museum opening before planning an interior visit.
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Our views of Kraków Barbican, with the capture date and a caption beside each photograph.
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The brick bastion and pointed turrets. Kraków Barbican.
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The entrance beneath its brick towers. Kraków Barbican.
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A doorway in the outer wall. Kraków Barbican.
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The street beyond the fortification. Kraków Barbican.
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The lower wall beside the spring lawn. Kraków Barbican.
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Brickwork and an interior railing. Kraków Barbican.
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Nearby buildings beyond the Barbican. Kraków Barbican.
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Rows of openings in the rounded wall. Kraków Barbican.
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The Barbican seen from the park path. Kraków Barbican.
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The round bastion from beside the path. Kraków Barbican.
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The grass at the foot of the wall. Kraków Barbican.
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The bastion and its pointed turret. Kraków Barbican.
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