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| Robbie | profile | all galleries >> Krakow in April >> Wieliczka and salt mine | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
A half day trip to Wieliczka salt mine...
It very crowded...with guided tours departing every few minutes...
...and around 380 steps down to the first level
Photography was difficult (no flash allowed)...but the salt statues and carvings were superb
All images are © Robbie Hildred 2024.
All rights reserved.
 Sanctuary of our Lady of Grace_Duchess of Wieliczka_Parish of St Francis of Assisi |
 Wieliczka salt mine_Damilowiczka shaft and exit |
 St Clements Church_Wieliczka |
 Nicolas Copernicus in salt...he did visit the mine |
 Princess Kinga is attributed with bringing salt and prosperity to Poland |
 Old Mining techniques |
 King Casimir The Great in salt |
 Some of The Seven Dwarfs |
 St. Kingas Chapel |
 St Kingas Chapel_St Josef _St Kinga _St Clement |
 St Kingas Chapel_The Last Supper |
 St Kingas Chapel_ |
 St Kingas Chapel_St Kinga herself. |
 St Kingas Chapel_Mary and Joseph |
 St Kingas Chapel_ |
 St Kingas Chapel_Our Lady |
 Pope John Paul II at exit to St Kingas Chapel |
 Underground Saline Lake as salty as Dead Sea |
 Mine ceiling levels |
 Candellabra made of salt |
 Marshall Josef Pilsudski |
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