Wawel Castle - Gallery

Gallery

  • A woodcut of Wawel Castle in 1617.

  • The castle seen from the DÄ™bnicki Bridge.

  • Sigismund III Vasa Tower (1595) and defensive walls.

  • Saint Felix and Adaukt Rotunda, 10/11th century.

  • The 16th century Renaissance inner courtyard.

  • Queen Bona Sforza's gardens (1536).

  • Jupiter, Mercury and Virtue by Dosso Dossi, 1524, is one of the most valuable paintings in the Castle's collection.

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