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07-MAY-2017

Krakow. Church of the Virgin Mary

According to chronicler Jan Długosz, Saint Mary's Bacilica in the Main Square in Kraków was founded in 1221–22 by the Bishop of Kraków, Iwo Odrowąż. The building was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Poland. Between 1290–1300 the new early Gothic church was built on the remaining foundations. It was consecrated twenty years later, in 1320.The church was completely rebuilt during the reign of Casimir III the Great between 1355 and 1365 with substantial contributions from wealthy restaurateur Mikołaj Wierzynek.The presbytery was elongated and tall windows added. The main body of the church was completed in 1395–97 with the new vault constructed by master Nicholas Werhner from Prague.However, the vault over the presbytery collapsed in 1442 due to a possible earthquake, which has never happened before nor since in Kraków.

Canon EOS 70D
1/30s f/7.1 at 27.0mm iso12800 hide exif
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Date/Time07-May-2017 15:25:01
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 70D
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Focal Length27 mm
Exposure Time1/30 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent12800
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Julie Oldfield03-Sep-2017 14:53
Marvelous detail. V
Milan Vogrin03-Sep-2017 09:59
Beautiful! V
Zoltán Balogh03-Sep-2017 07:27
Wow, excellent. V
laine02-Sep-2017 19:06
Every square inch is decorated...beautifully captured, Jose. V
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