Images From my Trip to Krakow April 18, 2003 krakow-17.jpg - 17 of 110

This is Saint Mary's Church (Kosciol Mariacki). The first church built on this spot dates to the 1200's. Interestingly enough, the gold ball above the gilded crown on the taller of the two towers contains the written history of Krakow. The crown dates to 1666. Every hour, from the taller tower, the Hejnal (Bugle Call) is played on a trumpet to the four directions. The call consists of only five notes, and was played in the middle ages as a warning call. It interrups in the middle of the call, a memorial to the Tartar invasions, during one of which the bugler had his throat pierced by a Tartar arrow while trying to warn the town.

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